Accessing transversity in double-spin asymmetries at the BNL RHIC

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Soffer, J
Stratmann, M
Vogelsang, W
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[1] CNRS Marseille Luminy, Ctr Phys Theor, F-13288 Marseille 09, France
[2] Univ Regensburg, Inst Theoret Phys, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
[3] Brookhaven Natl Lab, RIKEN BNL Res Ctr, Upton, NY 11973 USA
[4] Brookhaven Natl Lab, Dept Phys, Upton, NY 11973 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2002年 / 65卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.65.114024
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P1 [天文学];
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We give upper bounds for transverse double-spin asymmetries in polarized proton-proton collisions by saturating the positivity constraint for the transversity densities at a low hadronic resolution scale. We consider prompt photon, jet, pion, and heavy flavor production at the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Estimates of the expected statistical accuracy for such measurements are presented, taking into account the acceptance of the RHIC detectors.
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