First measurement of the transverse spin asymmetries of the deuteron in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
- PMID: 16090237
- DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.202002
First measurement of the transverse spin asymmetries of the deuteron in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
Abstract
First measurements of the Collins and Sivers asymmetries of charged hadrons produced in deep-inelastic scattering of muons on a transversely polarized 6LiD target are presented. The data were taken in 2002 with the COMPASS spectrometer using the muon beam of the CERN SPS at 160 GeV/c. The Collins asymmetry turns out to be compatible with zero, as does the measured Sivers asymmetry within the present statistical errors.
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