Single spin asymmetries of inclusive hadrons produced in electron scattering from a transversely polarized 3He target

Allada, K. et al. (2014) Single spin asymmetries of inclusive hadrons produced in electron scattering from a transversely polarized 3He target. Physical Review C, 89(4), 042201(R). (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.89.042201)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.89.042201

Abstract

We report the first measurement of target single spin asymmetries (A<sub>N</sub>) in the inclusive hadron production reaction, e+<sup>3</sup>He<sup>↑</sup>→h+X, using a transversely polarized <sup>3</sup>He target. The experiment was conducted at Jefferson Lab in Hall A using a 5.9-GeV electron beam. Three types of hadrons (π±, K±, and proton) were detected in the transverse hadron momentum range 0.54 <pT< 0.74 GeV/c. The range of xF for pions was −0.29 <xF< −0.23 and for kaons was −0.25 <xF< −0.18. The observed asymmetry strongly depends on the type of hadron. A positive asymmetry is observed for π+ and K+. A negative asymmetry is observed for π−. The magnitudes of the asymmetries follow ∣∣A<sup>π</sup>−|<|A<sup>π+</sup>|<|AK+∣∣. The K− and proton asymmetries are consistent with zero within the experimental uncertainties. The π+ and π− asymmetries measured for the 3He target and extracted for neutrons are opposite in sign with a small increase observed as a function of pT.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Annand, Dr John and Hamilton, Dr David
Authors: Allada, K., Zhao, Y. X., Aniol, K., Annand, J.R.M., Averett, T., Benmokhtar, F., Bertozzi, W., Bradshaw, P. C., Bosted, P., Camsonne, A., Canan, M., Cates, G. D., Chen, C., Chen, J.-P., Chen, W., Chirapatpimol, K., Chudakov, E., Cisbani, E., Cornejo, J. C., Cusanno, F., Dalton, M., Deconinck, W., de Jager, C. W., De Leo, R., Deng, X., Deur, A., Ding, H., Dolph, P. A. M., Dutta, C., Dutta, D., Fassi, L. E., Frullani, S., Gao, H., Garibaldi, F., Gaskell, D., Gilad, S., Gilman, R., Glamazdin, O., Golge, S., Guo, L., Hamilton, D., Hansen, O., Higinbotham, D. W., Holmstrom, T., Huang, J., Huang, M., Ibrahim, H. F., Iodice, M., Jiang, X., Jin, G., Jones, M. K., Katich, J., Kelleher, A., Kim, W., Kolarkar, A., Korsch, W., LeRose, J. J., Li, X., Li, Y., Lindgren, R., Liyanage, N., Long, E., Lu, H.-J., Margaziotis, D. J., Markowitz, P., Marrone, S., McNulty, D., Meziani, Z.-E., Michaels, R., Moffit, B., Camacho, C. M., Nanda, S., Narayan, A., Nelyubin, V., Norum, B., Oh, Y., Osipenko, M., Parno, D., Peng, J.-C., Phillips, S. K., Posik, M., Puckett, A. J. R., Qian, X., Qiang, Y., Rakhman, A., Ransome, R., Riordan, S., Saha, A., Sawatzky, B., Schulte, E., Shahinyan, A., Shabestari, M. H., Širca, S., Stepanyan, S., Subedi, R., Sulkosky, V., Tang, L.-G., Tobias, A., Urciuoli, G. M., Vilardi, I., Wang, K., Wang, Y., Wojtsekhowski, B., Yan, X., Yao, H., Ye, Y., Ye, Z., Yuan, L., Zhan, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y.-W., Zhao, B., Zheng, X., Zhu, L., Zhu, X., and Zong, X.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review C
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:0556-2813
ISSN (Online):1089-490X

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