Single-Spin Asymmetries in $p^\uparrow p \to πX$ and Chiral Symmetry

dc.creatorAnselmino, Mauro
dc.creatorDrago, Alessandro
dc.creatorMurgia, Francesco
dc.date1997-03-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:01:23Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:01:23Z
dc.descriptionWe study a possible origin of single spin asymmetries in the large $p_T$ inclusive production of hadrons in the scattering of unpolarized protons or leptons on transversely polarized nucleons. Such asymmetry is related to the single-spin asymmetry for the process $\p^\uparrow \to q+X$ or, equivalently, to the off-diagonal matrix element of the quark density operator $\bar ψγ^+ ψ$; this quantity need not be zero if transverse momentum and spin-isospin interactions are taken into account. The different signs for the large single spin asymmetries observed in $\p^\uparrow p \to π^+ X$ and $\p^\uparrow p \to π^- X$ can be explained as a consequence of chiral symmetry. Crucial tests of the model are suggested.
dc.descriptionREVTEX, 7 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9703303
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9703303
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/46878
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleSingle-Spin Asymmetries in $p^\uparrow p \to πX$ and Chiral Symmetry
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