Abstract
We report the first measurement of target single spin asymmetries (AN) in the inclusive hadron production reaction, e+3He↑→h+X, using a transversely polarized 3He target. The experiment was conducted at Jefferson Lab in Hall A using a 5.9-GeV electron beam. Three types of hadrons (π±, K±, and proton) were detected in the transverse hadron momentum range 0.54 <pT< 0.74 GeV/c. The range of xF for pions was −0.29 <xF< −0.23 and for kaons was −0.25 <xF< −0.18. The observed asymmetry strongly depends on the type of hadron. A positive asymmetry is observed for π+ and K+. A negative asymmetry is observed for π−. The magnitudes of the asymmetries follow ∣∣Aπ−|<|Aπ+|<|AK+∣∣. The K− and proton asymmetries are consistent with zero within the experimental uncertainties. The π+ and π− asymmetries measured for the 3He target and extracted for neutrons are opposite in sign with a small increase observed as a function of pT.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-7-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.89.042201
Repository Citation
Allada, K.; Zhao, Y. X.; Aniol, K.; Annand, J. R. M.; Averett, T.; Benmokhtar, F.; Bertozzi, W.; Bradshaw, P. C.; Bosted, P.; Camsonne, A.; Dutta, C.; Kolarkar, Ameya Suresh; and Korsch, Wolfgang, "Single Spin Asymmetries of Inclusive Hadrons Produced in Electron Scattering from a Transversely Polarized 3He Target" (2014). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 127.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_facpub/127
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Physical Review C: Nuclear Physics, v. 89, article 042201(R), p. 1-6.
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Due to the large number of authors involved, only the first 10 and the ones affiliated with the University of Kentucky are listed in the author section above. The authors of this article are collectively known as Jefferson Lab Hall A Collaboration.