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Title: Longitudinal double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons by protons and deuterons

Abstract

A comprehensive collection of results on longitudinal double-spin asymmetries is presented for charged pions and kaons produced in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons on the proton and deuteron, based on the full HERMES data set. The dependence of the asymmetries on hadron transverse momentum and azimuthal angle extends the sensitivity to the flavor structure of the nucleon beyond the distribution functions accessible in the collinear framework. No strong dependence on those variables is observed. In addition, the hadron charge-difference asymmetry is presented, which under certain model assumptions provides access to the helicity distributions of valence quarks.

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); German Research Foundation (DFG); Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Org.:
The HERMES Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1524481
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1564096
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Volume: 99 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Aschenauer, E. C., Augustyniak, W., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Belostotski, S., Blok, H. P., Borissov, A., Bryzgalov, V., Capitani, G. P., Cisbani, E., Ciullo, G., Contalbrigo, M., Dalpiaz, P. F., Deconinck, W., De Leo, R., De Nardo, L., De Sanctis, E., Diefenthaler, M., Di Nezza, P., Düren, M., Elbakian, G., Ellinghaus, F., Fantoni, A., Felawka, L., Frullani, S., Gavrilov, G., Gharibyan, V., Giordano, F., Gliske, S., Hasch, D., Holler, Y., Ivanilov, A., Jackson, H. E., Joosten, S., Kaiser, R., Karyan, G., Keri, T., Kinney, E., Kisselev, A., Korotkov, V., Kozlov, V., Kravchenko, P., Krivokhijine, V. G., Lagamba, L., Lapikás, L., Lehmann, I., Lorenzon, W., Ma, B. -Q., Mahon, D., Manaenkov, S. I., Mao, Y., Marianski, B., Marukyan, H., Miyachi, Y., Movsisyan, A., Muccifora, V., Mussgiller, A., Naryshkin, Y., Nass, A., Nazaryan, G., Nowak, W. -D., Pappalardo, L. L., Perez-Benito, R., Petrosyan, A., Reimer, P. E., Reolon, A. R., Riedl, C., Rith, K., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, A., Rubin, J., Ryckbosch, D., Salomatin, Y., Schnell, G., Seitz, B., Shibata, T. -A., Statera, M., Steffens, E., Steijger, J. J. M., Taroian, S., Terkulov, A., Truty, R., Trzcinski, A., Tytgat, M., van der Nat, P. B., Van Haarlem, Y., Van Hulse, C., Veretennikov, D., Vikhrov, V., Vilardi, I., Vogel, C., Wang, S., Yaschenko, S., Zihlmann, B., Zupranski, P., and The HERMES Collaboration. Longitudinal double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons by protons and deuterons. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.99.112001.
Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Aschenauer, E. C., Augustyniak, W., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Belostotski, S., Blok, H. P., Borissov, A., Bryzgalov, V., Capitani, G. P., Cisbani, E., Ciullo, G., Contalbrigo, M., Dalpiaz, P. F., Deconinck, W., De Leo, R., De Nardo, L., De Sanctis, E., Diefenthaler, M., Di Nezza, P., Düren, M., Elbakian, G., Ellinghaus, F., Fantoni, A., Felawka, L., Frullani, S., Gavrilov, G., Gharibyan, V., Giordano, F., Gliske, S., Hasch, D., Holler, Y., Ivanilov, A., Jackson, H. E., Joosten, S., Kaiser, R., Karyan, G., Keri, T., Kinney, E., Kisselev, A., Korotkov, V., Kozlov, V., Kravchenko, P., Krivokhijine, V. G., Lagamba, L., Lapikás, L., Lehmann, I., Lorenzon, W., Ma, B. -Q., Mahon, D., Manaenkov, S. I., Mao, Y., Marianski, B., Marukyan, H., Miyachi, Y., Movsisyan, A., Muccifora, V., Mussgiller, A., Naryshkin, Y., Nass, A., Nazaryan, G., Nowak, W. -D., Pappalardo, L. L., Perez-Benito, R., Petrosyan, A., Reimer, P. E., Reolon, A. R., Riedl, C., Rith, K., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, A., Rubin, J., Ryckbosch, D., Salomatin, Y., Schnell, G., Seitz, B., Shibata, T. -A., Statera, M., Steffens, E., Steijger, J. J. M., Taroian, S., Terkulov, A., Truty, R., Trzcinski, A., Tytgat, M., van der Nat, P. B., Van Haarlem, Y., Van Hulse, C., Veretennikov, D., Vikhrov, V., Vilardi, I., Vogel, C., Wang, S., Yaschenko, S., Zihlmann, B., Zupranski, P., & The HERMES Collaboration. Longitudinal double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons by protons and deuterons. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.112001
Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Aschenauer, E. C., Augustyniak, W., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Belostotski, S., Blok, H. P., Borissov, A., Bryzgalov, V., Capitani, G. P., Cisbani, E., Ciullo, G., Contalbrigo, M., Dalpiaz, P. F., Deconinck, W., De Leo, R., De Nardo, L., De Sanctis, E., Diefenthaler, M., Di Nezza, P., Düren, M., Elbakian, G., Ellinghaus, F., Fantoni, A., Felawka, L., Frullani, S., Gavrilov, G., Gharibyan, V., Giordano, F., Gliske, S., Hasch, D., Holler, Y., Ivanilov, A., Jackson, H. E., Joosten, S., Kaiser, R., Karyan, G., Keri, T., Kinney, E., Kisselev, A., Korotkov, V., Kozlov, V., Kravchenko, P., Krivokhijine, V. G., Lagamba, L., Lapikás, L., Lehmann, I., Lorenzon, W., Ma, B. -Q., Mahon, D., Manaenkov, S. I., Mao, Y., Marianski, B., Marukyan, H., Miyachi, Y., Movsisyan, A., Muccifora, V., Mussgiller, A., Naryshkin, Y., Nass, A., Nazaryan, G., Nowak, W. -D., Pappalardo, L. L., Perez-Benito, R., Petrosyan, A., Reimer, P. E., Reolon, A. R., Riedl, C., Rith, K., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, A., Rubin, J., Ryckbosch, D., Salomatin, Y., Schnell, G., Seitz, B., Shibata, T. -A., Statera, M., Steffens, E., Steijger, J. J. M., Taroian, S., Terkulov, A., Truty, R., Trzcinski, A., Tytgat, M., van der Nat, P. B., Van Haarlem, Y., Van Hulse, C., Veretennikov, D., Vikhrov, V., Vilardi, I., Vogel, C., Wang, S., Yaschenko, S., Zihlmann, B., Zupranski, P., and The HERMES Collaboration. Wed . "Longitudinal double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons by protons and deuterons". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.112001.
@article{osti_1524481,
title = {Longitudinal double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons by protons and deuterons},
author = {Airapetian, A. and Akopov, N. and Akopov, Z. and Aschenauer, E. C. and Augustyniak, W. and Avakian, R. and Avetissian, A. and Belostotski, S. and Blok, H. P. and Borissov, A. and Bryzgalov, V. and Capitani, G. P. and Cisbani, E. and Ciullo, G. and Contalbrigo, M. and Dalpiaz, P. F. and Deconinck, W. and De Leo, R. and De Nardo, L. and De Sanctis, E. and Diefenthaler, M. and Di Nezza, P. and Düren, M. and Elbakian, G. and Ellinghaus, F. and Fantoni, A. and Felawka, L. and Frullani, S. and Gavrilov, G. and Gharibyan, V. and Giordano, F. and Gliske, S. and Hasch, D. and Holler, Y. and Ivanilov, A. and Jackson, H. E. and Joosten, S. and Kaiser, R. and Karyan, G. and Keri, T. and Kinney, E. and Kisselev, A. and Korotkov, V. and Kozlov, V. and Kravchenko, P. and Krivokhijine, V. G. and Lagamba, L. and Lapikás, L. and Lehmann, I. and Lorenzon, W. and Ma, B. -Q. and Mahon, D. and Manaenkov, S. I. and Mao, Y. and Marianski, B. and Marukyan, H. and Miyachi, Y. and Movsisyan, A. and Muccifora, V. and Mussgiller, A. and Naryshkin, Y. and Nass, A. and Nazaryan, G. and Nowak, W. -D. and Pappalardo, L. L. and Perez-Benito, R. and Petrosyan, A. and Reimer, P. E. and Reolon, A. R. and Riedl, C. and Rith, K. and Rosner, G. and Rostomyan, A. and Rubin, J. and Ryckbosch, D. and Salomatin, Y. and Schnell, G. and Seitz, B. and Shibata, T. -A. and Statera, M. and Steffens, E. and Steijger, J. J. M. and Taroian, S. and Terkulov, A. and Truty, R. and Trzcinski, A. and Tytgat, M. and van der Nat, P. B. and Van Haarlem, Y. and Van Hulse, C. and Veretennikov, D. and Vikhrov, V. and Vilardi, I. and Vogel, C. and Wang, S. and Yaschenko, S. and Zihlmann, B. and Zupranski, P. and The HERMES Collaboration},
abstractNote = {A comprehensive collection of results on longitudinal double-spin asymmetries is presented for charged pions and kaons produced in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering of electrons and positrons on the proton and deuteron, based on the full HERMES data set. The dependence of the asymmetries on hadron transverse momentum and azimuthal angle extends the sensitivity to the flavor structure of the nucleon beyond the distribution functions accessible in the collinear framework. No strong dependence on those variables is observed. In addition, the hadron charge-difference asymmetry is presented, which under certain model assumptions provides access to the helicity distributions of valence quarks.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.99.112001},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 11,
volume = 99,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Jun 05 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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FIG. 1 FIG. 1: Following the Trento conventions , $\phi$ is defined to be the angle between the lepton scattering plane and the plane defined by the virtual-photon momentum q ≡ l′−l (the difference of the momenta of the outgoing and incoming lepton) and Ph, the momentum vector of the observed hadron.more » S is the spin vector of the nucleon (polarized along the direction of the incoming lepton), while S is its component perpendicular to the virtual-photon direction.« less

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