The $\sin2\phi$ azimuthal asymmetry in single longitudinally polarized $\pi N$ Drell-Yan process
Abstract
We study the azimuthal asymmetry in the Drell-Yan process, when the nucleon is longitudinally polarized. The asymmetry is contributed by the combination of the Boer-Mulders function and the longitudinal transversity distribution function. We consider the Drell-Yan processes by beams colliding on the proton and deuteron targets, respectively. We calculate the azimuthal asymmetries in these processes using the Boer-Mulders function and the longitudinal transversity from spectator models. We show that the study on single polarized Drell-Yan processes can not only give the information on the new 3-dimensional parton distribution functions in momentum space, but also shed light on the chiral-odd structure of the longitudinally polarized nucleon.
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@article{arxiv.1104.5410,
title = {The $\sin2\phi$ azimuthal asymmetry in single longitudinally polarized $\pi N$ Drell-Yan process},
author = {Zhun Lu and Bo-Qiang Ma and Jun She},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.5410},
year = {2011}
}
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7 pages, 3 figures. Final version for publication in PRD