Perturbative QCD contribution to transverse single spin asymmetries in the Drell-Yan process and SIDIS

Benić, Sanjin; Hatta, Yoshitaka; Kaushik, Abhiram; Li, Hsiang-nan (2024) Perturbative QCD contribution to transverse single spin asymmetries in the Drell-Yan process and SIDIS. Physical Review D, 109 (7). ISSN 2470-0010

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Abstract

In a previous publication [Beni & cacute; et al., Phys. Rev. D 104, 094027 (2021)], we have computed the perturbative QCD contribution to transverse single spin asymmetries (SSAs) in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) involving the gT(x) distribution. In this paper, we first present a more efficient derivation of the asymmetries which is applicable to both transverse and longitudinal SSAs and correct some inconsistencies in our previous calculation. We then adapt the method to compute transverse SSAs in the Drell-Yan process proportional to gT(x) and its gluonic counterpart and discuss the crossing symmetry between the results for SIDIS and the Drell-Yan process. Finally, we present numerical results for various asymmetries measurable at the EIC, RHIC, COMPASS, and Fermilab (SpinQuest), including also part of the genuine twist-three corrections to gT(x) from a recent global analysis. We find that the asymmetries can reach percent-level magnitude, if the kinematics predominantly probes the large-x (valence) region of the polarized proton, but remain at subpercent levels otherwise.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	quark polarization; leptoproduction; Drell-Yan; SIDIS
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics
Divisions:	Center for Informatics and Computing
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Gluonsko zasićenje u visoko energetskim proton-jezgra sudarima - istraživanje novih fenomenoloških smjernica-SAT-PHENO Sanjin Benić UIP-2019-04-5332 HRZZ
Depositing User:	Ana Zečević
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2026 10:04
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/11477
DOI:	10.1103/physrevd.109.074038

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