Double-Spin Asymmetry in the Cross Section for Exclusive rho^0 Production in Lepton-Proton Scattering

dc.creatorHERMES Collaboration
dc.creatorAirapetian, A.
dc.date2001-02-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:03:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:03:48Z
dc.descriptionEvidence for a positive longitudinal double-spin asymmetry <A_1^rho> = 0.24 +-0.11 (stat) +-0.02 (syst) in the cross section for exclusive diffractive rho^0(770) vector meson production in polarised lepton-proton scattering was observed by the HERMES experiment. The longitudinally polarised 27.56 GeV HERA positron beam was scattered off a longitudinally polarised pure hydrogen gas target. The average invariant mass of the photon-proton system has a value of <W> = 4.9 GeV, while the average negative squared four-momentum of the virtual photon is <Q^2> = 1.7 GeV^2. The ratio of the present result to the corresponding spin asymmetry in inclusive deep-inelastic scattering is in agreement with an early theoretical prediction based on the generalised vector meson dominance model.
dc.description10 pages, 4 embedded figures, LaTeX
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0102037
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0102037
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B513:301-310,2001
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/S0370-2693(01)00639-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/226939
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleDouble-Spin Asymmetry in the Cross Section for Exclusive rho^0 Production in Lepton-Proton Scattering
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