Published February 1998 | Version v1
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Interference Fragmentation Functions and the Nucleon close-quote s Transversity

Creators

  • 1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

Description

We introduce twist-two quark interference fragmentation functions in helicity density matrix formalism and study their physical implications. We show how the nucleon's transversity distribution can be probed through the final state interaction between two mesons (π+π-, K bar K, or πK) produced in the current fragmentation region in deep inelastic scattering on a transversely polarized nucleon. copyright 1998 The American Physical Society

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
80
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 1166-1169
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
30006257
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; DENSITY MATRIX; FINAL-STATE INTERACTIONS; FRAGMENTATION; INTERFERENCE; MESONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; POLARIZATION; QUARKS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; MATRICES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; SCATTERING