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Transverse Momentum Dependent Distributions in Hard Scattering

Description

Transverse Momentum Dependent Distributions (TMDs) describe the spin structure of the proton. At leading twist spin structure of spin-1/2 hadron can be described by 8 TMDs. TMDs reveal three-dimensional distribution of partons inside polarised nucleon. Experimentally these functions can be studied in polarised experiments using Spin Asymmetries in particular Single Spin Asymmetries (SSAs). We discuss transversity that measures distribution of transversely polarised quarks in a transversely polarised nucleon and Sivers distribution function that describes distribution of unpolarised quarks in a transversely polarised nucleon.

Availability note (English)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
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Report number
JLAB-THY--10-1214

Conference

Title
4. Workshop on Exclusive Reactions at High Momentum Transfer
Dates
18-21 May 2010
Place
Newport News, VA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
42098050
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUCLEONS; QUARKS; SCATTERING; SPIN; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HADRONS; LINEAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC05-06OR23177
Notes
doi 10.1142/9789814329569_0031
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States)
Secondary number(s)
DOE/OR--23177-1761