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Article
Measurement of Single- and Double-Spin Asymmetries in Deep Inelastic Pion Electroproduction with a Longitudinally Polarized Target
Physical Review Letters
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Publication Date
1-1-2010
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Abstract
We report the first measurement of the transverse momentum dependence of double-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive production of pions in deep-inelastic scattering off the longitudinally polarized proton. Data have been obtained using a polarized electron beam of 5.7 GeV with the CLAS detector at the Jefferson Lab (JLab). Modulations of single spin asymmetries over the azimuthal angle between lepton scattering and hadron production planes ϕ have been measured over a wide kinematic range in Bjorken x and virtual photon squared four-momentum Q2. A significant nonzero sin2ϕ single spin asymmetry was observed for the first time indicating strong spin-orbit correlations for transversely polarized quarks in the longitudinally polarized proton.
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Copyright American Physical Society
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Published Citation
H. Avakian et al. [The CLAS Collaboration], "Measurement of Single- and Double-Spin Asymmetries in Deep Inelastic Pion Electroproduction with a Longitudinally Polarized Target," Physical Review Letters Volume 105, Issue 26, 262002 (2010).
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.262002
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.262002
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H. Avakian, Angela Biselli and CLAS Collaboration. "Measurement of Single- and Double-Spin Asymmetries in Deep Inelastic Pion Electroproduction with a Longitudinally Polarized Target" Physical Review Letters Vol. 105 Iss. 26 (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/angela_biselli/73/