Quark to $\Lambda$-hyperon spin transfers in the current-fragmentation region
Abstract
We perform a study on the struck quark to the -hyperon fragmentation processes by taking into account the anti-quark fragmentations and intermediate decays from other hyperons. We concentrate on how the longitudinally polarized quark fragments to the longitudinally polarized , how unpolarized quark and anti-quark fragment to the unpolarized , and how quark and anti-quark fragment to the through the intermediate decay processes. We calculate the effective fragmentation functions in the light-cone SU(6) quark-spectator-diquark model via the Gribov-Lipatov relation, with the Melosh-Wigner rotation effect also included. The calculated results are in reasonable agreement with the HERMES semi-inclusive experimental data and the OPAL and ALEPH annihilation experimental data.
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@article{arxiv.1310.2005,
title = {Quark to $\Lambda$-hyperon spin transfers in the current-fragmentation region},
author = {Yujie Chi and Bo-Qiang Ma},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.2005},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
14 latex pages, 8 figures. Final version for publication in PLB