Boer-Mulders effect in unpolarized SIDIS: An analysis of the COMPASS and HERMES data on the $$\cos 2 \phi$$ asymmetry
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
- Univ. del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", and INFN, Gruppo Collegato di Alessandria, Alessandria (Italy)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
We present a phenomenological analysis of the $$\cos 2 \phi$$ asymmetry recently measured by the COMPASS and HERMES collaborations in unpolarized semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering. In the kinematical regimes explored by these experiments the asymmetry arises from transverse-spin and intrinsic transverse-momentum effects. We consider the leading-twist contribution, related to the so-called Boer-Mulders transverse-polarization distribution $$h_1^{\perp}(x, k_T^2)$$, and the twist-4 Cahn contribution, involving unpolarized transverse-momentum distribution functions. We show that a reasonably good fit of the data is achieved with a Boer-Mulders function consistent with the main theoretical expectations. Lastly, our conclusion is that the COMPASS and HERMES measurements represent the first experimental evidence of the Boer-Mulders effect in SIDIS.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-06OR23177
- OSTI ID:
- 982198
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 21407971
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/OR/23177--1071; JLAB-THY--09-1121
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 81; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 1550-7998
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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