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Title: Chiral-odd generalized parton distributions in transverse and longitudinal impact parameter spaces

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP (United Kingdom)
  2. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai 400076 (India)

We investigate the chiral-odd generalized parton distributions for nonzero skewness {zeta} in transverse and longitudinal position spaces by taking Fourier transform with respect to the transverse and longitudinal momentum transfer, respectively. We present overlap formulas for the chiral-odd generalized parton distributions in terms of light-front wave functions (LFWFs) of the proton both in the Efremov-Radyushkin-Brodsky-Lepage and Dokshitzer-Gribov-Lipatov-Altarelli-Parisi regions. We calculate them in a field theory inspired model of a relativistic spin-1/2 composite state with the correct correlation between the different LFWFs in Fock space, namely, that of the quantum fluctuations of an electron in a generalized form of QED. We show the spin-orbit correlation effect of the two-particle LFWF as well as the correlation between the constituent spin and the transverse spin of the target.

OSTI ID:
21259892
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 79, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.034006; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English