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Title: Boer-Mulders effect in unpolarized SIDIS: An analysis of the COMPASS and HERMES data on the $$\cos 2 \phi$$ asymmetry

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
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  1. Univ. del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", and INFN, Gruppo Collegato di Alessandria, Alessandria (Italy)
  2. 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 (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
982198
Report Number(s):
JLAB-THY-09-1121; DOE/OR/23177-1071; PRVDAQ; TRN: US201013%%358
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. 81, Issue 11; ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 78 works
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