QCD Corrections in Transversely Polarized Scattering
We discuss two recent calculations of higher-order QeD corrections to scattering of transversely polarized hadrons. A basic concept underlying much of the theoretical description of high-energy hadronic scattering is the factorization theorem, which states that large momentum-transfer reactions may be factorized into long-distance pieces that contain information on the structure of the nucleon in terms of its parton densities, and parts that are short-distance and describe the hard interactions of the partons. Two crucial points are that on the one hand the long-distance contributions are universal, i.e., they are the same in any inelastic reaction under consideration, and that on the other hand the short-distance pieces depend only on the large scales related to the large momentum transfer in the overall reaction and, therefore, may be evaluated using QCD perturbation theory. The lowest order for the latter can generally only serve to give a rough description of the reaction under study. It merely captures the main features, but does not usually provide a quantitative understanding. The first-order ('next-to-leading order' (NLO)) corrections are generally indispensable in order to arrive at a firmer theoretical prediction for hadronic cross sections, and in some cases even an all-order resummation of large perturbative corrections is needed. In the present paper we win discuss two calculations [1, 2] of higher-order QeD corrections to transversely polarized scattering.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 952228
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-82106-2009-CP; R&D Project: 08870; KB03; TRN: US0902421
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18th International SPIN Physics Symposium (SPIN 2008); Charlottesville, VA; 20081006 through 20081011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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