We present results for transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions at kinematics relevant for AFTER, a proposed fixed-target experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. These include predictions for pion, jet, and direct photon production from analytical formulas already available in the literature. We also discuss specific measurements that will benefit from the higher luminosity of AFTER, which could help resolve an almost 40-year puzzle of what causes transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions.
@article{arxiv.1502.04021,
title = {Transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions at the AFTER@LHC experiment},
author = {K. Kanazawa and Y. Koike and A. Metz and D. Pitonyak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.04021},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
10 pages, 4 figures; more details/discussion added to the text, references added/updated, version to appear in Advances in High Energy Physics for the Special Issue "Physics at a Fixed-Target Experiment Using the LHC Beams"