Probing the polarized sea by inclusive leptoproduction of hadrons

Journal Article · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.44.3691· OSTI ID:6049620

Close, F E ^[1]; Milner, R G ^[2]

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1. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Physics Department Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Physics Division Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OXON OX11 OQX (UK)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Lab. for Nuclear Science Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics

We give predictions for the inclusive production of {pi} and {ital K} in polarized leptoproduction from polarized nucleons. As {ital E}{sub {pi},}{ital K}{sup lab}{r arrow}0 the hadron inclusive asymmetry equals that of the total cross section; for {ital E}{sub {pi},}{ital K}{sup lab}{gt}0 new information obtains. We show that these processes can provide sensitive tests for a polarized sea in a polarized nucleon.

• DOE Contract Number: AS05-76ER04936; AC02-76ER03069
• OSTI ID: 6049620
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 44:11; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ASYMMETRY
BOSONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FRAGMENTATION
FUNCTIONS
HADRONS
INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
KAONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
MESONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PIONS
POLARIZED TARGETS
PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS
STRANGE MESONS
STRANGE PARTICLES
STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS
TARGETS
TOTAL CROSS SECTIONS