SINGLE TRANSVERSE SPIN ASYMMETRIES

被引:416
作者
QIU, JW [1 ]
STERMAN, G [1 ]
机构
[1] IOWA STATE UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,AMES,IA 50011
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2264
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Using generalized factorization theorems, we calculate the leading single transverse spin asymmetry for high-transverse-momentum direct-photon production in pp collisions, in terms of partonic matrix elements. The leading contribution comes from a "twist-3" parton distribution, involving the correlation between quark fields and the gluonic field strength. With simple assumptions for this matrix element, the asymmetry increases With X(F), naturally giving effects of 10% or more at large X(F).
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页码:2264 / 2267
页数:4
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