We show that a new beam–spin asymmetry appears in deep inelastic inclusive lepto-production at low transverse momenta when a hadron in the target fragmentation region is observed in association with another hadron in the current fragmentation region. The beam leptons are longitudinally polarized while the target nucleons are unpolarized. This asymmetry is a leading-twist effect generated by the correlation between the transverse momentum of quarks and the transverse momentum of the hadron emitted by the target. Experimental signatures of this effect are discussed.

A novel beam–spin asymmetry in double-hadron inclusive lepto-production

ANSELMINO, Mauro;BARONE, Vincenzo;KOTZINIAN, Aram
2012-01-01

Abstract

We show that a new beam–spin asymmetry appears in deep inelastic inclusive lepto-production at low transverse momenta when a hadron in the target fragmentation region is observed in association with another hadron in the current fragmentation region. The beam leptons are longitudinally polarized while the target nucleons are unpolarized. This asymmetry is a leading-twist effect generated by the correlation between the transverse momentum of quarks and the transverse momentum of the hadron emitted by the target. Experimental signatures of this effect are discussed.
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http://arxiv.org/pdf/1112.2604.pdf
M. Anselmino; V. Barone; A. Kotzinian
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