Wednesday, June 13, 2012

1206.2565 (Alessandro Bacchetta et al.)

Quark angular momentum and the Sivers asymmetry    [PDF]

Alessandro Bacchetta, Marco Radici
The determination of quark angular momentum requires the knowledge of the generalized parton distribution $E$ in the forward limit. We assume a connection between this function and the Sivers transverse-momentum distribution, based on model calculations and theoretical considerations. Using this assumption, we show that it is possible to fit at the same time nucleon anomalous magnetic moments and semi-inclusive single-spin asymmetries. This imposes additional constraints on the Sivers function and opens a plausible way to quantifying the quark angular momentum.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1206.2565

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