Single-spin azimuthal asymmetries in electroproduction of neutral pions in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering

Airapetian, A. et al. (2001) Single-spin azimuthal asymmetries in electroproduction of neutral pions in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering. Physical Review D, 64(9), 097101. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.64.097101)

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Abstract

A single-spin asymmetry in the azimuthal distribution of neutral pions relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the first time in deep-inelastic scattering of positrons off longitudinally polarized protons. The analyzing power in the sin phi moment of the cross section is 0.019+or-0.007(stat)+or-0.003(syst). This result is compared to single-spin asymmetries for charged pion production measured in the same kinematic range. The pi /sup 0/ asymmetry is of the same size as the pi /sup +/ asymmetry and shows a similar dependence on the relevant kinematic variables. The asymmetry is described by a phenomenological calculation based on a fragmentation function that represents sensitivity to the transverse polarization of the struck quark.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kaiser, Professor Ralf and Seitz, Dr Bjoern and Nowak, Dr Wolf-Dieter
Authors: Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Aschenauer, E.C., Avakian, H., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Avetissian, E., Bailey, P., Bains, B., Baturin, V., Baumgarten, C., Beckmann, M., Belostotski, S., Bernreuther, S., Bianchi, N., Böttcher, H., Borissov, A., Bouhali, O., Bouwhuis, M., Brack, J., Brauksiepe, S., Brückner, W., Brüll, A., Brunn, I., Bulten, H.J., Capitani, G.P., Chumney, P., Cisbani, E., Ciullo, G., Court, G.R., Dalpiaz, P.F., De Leo, R., De Nardo, L., De Sanctis, E., De Schepper, D., Devitsin, E., de Witt Huberts, P.K.A., Di Nezza, P., Djordjadze, V., Düren, M., Ehrenfried, M., Elbakian, G., Ellinghaus, F., Ely, J., Fantoni, A., Fechtchenko, A., Felawka, L., Filippone, B.W., Fischer, H., Fox, B., Franz, J., Frullani, S., Gärber, Y., Garibaldi, F., Garutti, E., Gavrilov, G., Gharibyan, V., Golendukhin, A., Graw, G., Grebeniouk, O., Green, P.W., Greeniaus, L.G., Gute, A., Haeberli, W., Hafidi, K., Hartig, M., Hasch, D., Heesbeen, D., Heinsius, F.H., Henoch, M., Hertenberger, R., Hesselink, W.H.A., Hofman, G., Holler, Y., Holt, R.J., Hommez, B., Iarygin, G., Izotov, A., Jackson, H.E., Jgoun, A., Jung, P., Kaiser, R., Kanesaka, J., Kinney, E., Kisselev, A., Kitching, P., Kobayashi, H., Koch, N., Königsmann, K., Kolster, H., Korotkov, V., Kotik, E., Kozlov, V., Krauss, B., Krivokhijine, V.G., Kyle, G., Lagamba, L., Laziev, A., Lenisa, P., Liebing, P., Lindemann, T., Lorenzon, W., Maas, A., Makins, N.C.R., Marukyan, H., Masoli, F., McAndrew, M., McIlhany, K., Meissner, F., Menden, F., Meyners, N., Mikloukho, O., Miller, C. A., Milner, R., Muccifora, V., Mussa, R., Nagaitsev, A., Nappi, E., Naryshkin, Y., Nass, A., Negodaeva, K., Nowak, W.-D., Oganessyan, K., O’Neill, T.G., Owen, B.R., Pate, S.F., Potashov, S., Potterveld, D.H., Raithel, M., Rakness, G., Rappoport, V., Redwine, R., Reggiani, D., Reolon, A.R., Rith, K., Robinson, D., Rostomyan, A., Ruh, M., Ryckbosch, D., Sakemi, Y., Sanjiev, I., Sato, F., Savin, I., Scarlett, C., Schäfer, A., Schill, C., Schmidt, F., Schnell, G., Schüler, K.P., Schwind, A., Seibert, J., Seitz, B., Shibata, T.-A., Shutov, V., Simani, M.C., Simon, A., Sinram, K., Steffens, E., Steijger, J.J.M., Stewart, J., Stösslein, U., Suetsugu, K., Taroian, S., Terkulov, A., Teryaev, O., Tessarin, S., Thomas, E., Tipton, B., Tytgat, M., Urciuoli, G.M., van den Brand, J.F.J., van der Steenhoven, G., van de Vyver, R., van Hunen, J.J., Vetterli, M.C., Vikhrov, V., Vincter, M.G., Visser, J., Weiskopf, C., Wendland, J., Wilbert, J., Wise, T., Yen, S., Yoneyama, S., and Zohrabian, H.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review D
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1550-7998
ISSN (Online):1089-4918

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