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Title: Extraction of quark transversity distribution and Collins fragmentation functions with QCD evolution

Abstract

In this paper, we study the transverse momentum dependent (TMD) evolution of the Collins azimuthal asymmetries in e+e- annihilations and semi-inclusive hadron production in deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) processes. All the relevant coefficients are calculated up to the next-to-leading logarithmic (NLL) order accuracy. By applying the TMD evolution at the approximate NLL order in the Collins- Soper-Sterman (CSS) formalism, we extract transversity distributions for u and d quarks and Collins fragmentation functions from current experimental data by a global analysis of the Collins asymmetries in back-to-back di-hadron productions in e+e- annihilations measured by BELLE and BABAR Collaborations and SIDIS data from HERMES, COMPASS, and JLab HALL A experiments. The impact of the evolution effects and the relevant theoretical uncertainties are discussed. We further discuss the TMD interpretation for our results, and illustrate the unpolarized quark distribution, transversity distribution, unpolarized quark fragmentation and Collins fragmentation functions depending on the transverse momentum and the hard momentum scale. Finally, we give predictions and discuss impact of future experiments.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [3]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Penn State Berks, Reading, PA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1235653
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1235624; OSTI ID: 1379224
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-15-2044; DOE/OR/23177-3357; arXiv:1505.05589
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC52-06NA25396; AC05-06OR23177
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 93; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Kang, Zhong-Bo, Prokudin, Alexei, Sun, Peng, and Yuan, Feng. Extraction of quark transversity distribution and Collins fragmentation functions with QCD evolution. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.014009.
Kang, Zhong-Bo, Prokudin, Alexei, Sun, Peng, & Yuan, Feng. Extraction of quark transversity distribution and Collins fragmentation functions with QCD evolution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.014009
Kang, Zhong-Bo, Prokudin, Alexei, Sun, Peng, and Yuan, Feng. Wed . "Extraction of quark transversity distribution and Collins fragmentation functions with QCD evolution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.014009. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1235653.
@article{osti_1235653,
title = {Extraction of quark transversity distribution and Collins fragmentation functions with QCD evolution},
author = {Kang, Zhong-Bo and Prokudin, Alexei and Sun, Peng and Yuan, Feng},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we study the transverse momentum dependent (TMD) evolution of the Collins azimuthal asymmetries in e+e- annihilations and semi-inclusive hadron production in deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) processes. All the relevant coefficients are calculated up to the next-to-leading logarithmic (NLL) order accuracy. By applying the TMD evolution at the approximate NLL order in the Collins- Soper-Sterman (CSS) formalism, we extract transversity distributions for u and d quarks and Collins fragmentation functions from current experimental data by a global analysis of the Collins asymmetries in back-to-back di-hadron productions in e+e- annihilations measured by BELLE and BABAR Collaborations and SIDIS data from HERMES, COMPASS, and JLab HALL A experiments. The impact of the evolution effects and the relevant theoretical uncertainties are discussed. We further discuss the TMD interpretation for our results, and illustrate the unpolarized quark distribution, transversity distribution, unpolarized quark fragmentation and Collins fragmentation functions depending on the transverse momentum and the hard momentum scale. Finally, we give predictions and discuss impact of future experiments.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.93.014009},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 1,
volume = 93,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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