Single-spin azimuthal asymmetry in exclusive electroproduction of pi^+ mesons

dc.creatorHERMES Collaboration
dc.creatorAirapetian, A.
dc.date2001-12-17
dc.date2002-04-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:01:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:01:42Z
dc.descriptionA single-spin asymmetry in the distribution of exclusively produced pi^+ mesons azimuthally around the virtual photon direction relative to the lepton scattering plane has been measured for the first time in deep-inelastic scattering of positrons off longitudinally polarized protons. Integrated over the experimental acceptance, the sin ϕmoment of the polarization asymmetry of the cross section is measured to be -0.18 +/- 0.05 (stat.) +/- 0.02 (syst.). The asymmetry is also studied as a function of the relevant kinematic variables, and its magnitude is found to grow with decreasing x and increasing -t and vanish at t -> t_min (where x is the Bjorken scaling variable and t is the squared four-momentum transferred to the nucleon).
dc.descriptionPLB accepted version, 6 pages, 4 figures, LaTex (revtex4), corrected typo
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0112022
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0112022
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B535:85-92,2002
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/S0370-2693(02)01780-X
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207184
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleSingle-spin azimuthal asymmetry in exclusive electroproduction of pi^+ mesons
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