Spin Asymmetry in Muon--Proton Deep Inelastic Scattering on a Transversely-Polarized Target

Abstract

We measured the spin asymmetry in the scattering of 100 GeV longitudinally-polarized muons on transversely polarized protons. The asymmetry was found to be compatible with zero in the kinematic range $0.006<x<0.6$, $1<Q^2<30\,~\mbox{GeV}^2$. {}From this result we derive the upper limits for the virtual photon--proton asymmetry $A_2$, and for the spin structure function $g_2$. For $x<0.15$, $A_2$ is significantly smaller than its positivity limit $\sqrt{R}$.

10 pages CERN-PPE/94-116

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