Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry in Drell-Yan Production at Large and Moderate Transverse Momentum

Abstract

We study the single-transverse spin asymmetry for the Drell-Yan process. We consider production of the lepton pair at large transverse momentum, $q_{\perp }\sim Q$, where $Q$ is the pair's mass. The spin asymmetry is then of higher twist and may be generated by twist-three quark-gluon correlation functions. Expanding the result for $q_{\perp }\ll Q$, we make contact with the transverse-momentum-dependent QCD factorization involving the so-called Sivers functions. We find that the two mechanisms, quark-gluon correlations on one hand and the Sivers effect on the other, contain the same physics in this region. This ties the two together and imposes an important constraint on phenomenological studies of single transverse spin asymmetries.

arXiv comment29 pages, 10 figures

References in corpus (37)

• Fragmentation of Transversely Polarized Quarks Probed in Transverse Momentum Distributions
• Leading-twist Single-transverse-spin asymmetries: Drell-Yan and Deep-Inelastic Scattering
• Time-reversal odd distribution functions in leptoproduction
• Final-State Interactions and Single-Spin Asymmetries in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• The complete tree-level result up to order $1/Q$ for polarized deep-inelastic leptoproduction
• QCD Factorization for Semi-Inclusive Deep-Inelastic Scattering at Low Transverse Momentum
• Single-spin asymmetries in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering on a transversely polarized hydrogen target
• Final state interactions and gauge invariant parton distributions
• Universality of T-odd effects in single spin and azimuthal asymmetries
• Transverse Polarisation of Quarks in Hadrons
• The theory and phenomenology of polarized deep inelastic scattering
• Universality of soft and collinear factors in hard-scattering factorization
• QCD Factorization for Spin-Dependent Cross Sections in DIS and Drell-Yan Processes at Low Transverse Momentum
• Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries in Hadronic Pion Production
• Initial-State Interactions and Single-Spin Asymmetries in Drell-Yan Processes
• Parton Distributions in Light-Cone Gauge: Where Are the Final-State Interactions?
• First Measurement of the Transverse Spin Asymmetries of the Deuteron in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• Observation of a Single-Spin Azimuthal Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Pion Electro-Production
• Cross Sections and Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries in Forward Neutral-Pion Production from Proton Collisions at \sqrt{s} = 200 GeV
• Single spin asymmetry for $p^{\uparrow }p\to \pi X$ in perturbative QCD
• Single-spin Azimuthal Asymmetries in Electroproduction of Neutral Pions in Semi-inclusive Deep-inelastic Scattering
• Measurement of Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetries for Mid-rapidity Production of Neutral Pions and Charged Hadrons in Polarized p+p Collisions at sqrt(s) = 200 GeV
• Chiral-Odd Contribution to Single-Transverse Spin Asymmetry in Hadronic Pion Production
• Parton intrinsic motion in inclusive particle production: unpolarized cross sections, single spin asymmetries and the Sivers effect
• Single spin asymmetries in transversely polarized proton(antiproton) - proton inclusive processes
• Gauge Link Structure in Quark-Quark Correlators in hard processes
• Recoil and Threshold Corrections in Short-distance Cross Sections
• Single spin asymmetries in hadron-hadron collisions
• General partonic structure for hadronic spin asymmetries
• Collins-Soper Equation for the Energy Evolution of Transverse-Momentum and Spin Dependent Parton Distributions
• Semi-Inclusive Deeply Inelastic Scattering at Small q_T
• Transverse-Momentum-Dependent Gluon Distributions and Semi-inclusive Processes at Hadron Colliders
• Polarization in Hadronic ΛHyperon Production and Chiral-Odd Twist-3 Distribution
• Single spin asymmetries in inclusive high energy hadron-hadron collision processes
• Nuclear Dependence in Drell-Yan Transverse Momentum Distribution
• On Unique Predictions for Single Spin Azimuthal Asymmetry
• Nuclear Dependence in Transverse Momentum Distribution for Drell-Yan Pair

Cited by in corpus (105)

• Extraction of Quark Transversity Distribution and Collins Fragmentation Functions with QCD Evolution
• Matches and mismatches in the descriptions of semi-inclusive processes at low and high transverse momentum
• 50 Years of Quantum Chromodynamics
• A Unified Picture for Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries in Hard Processes
• Single transverse-spin asymmetry in high transverse momentum pion production in pp collisions
• Theoretical considerations on multiparton interactions in QCD
• Twist-3 Formalism for Single Transverse Spin Asymmetry Reexamined: Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• An Observation Concerning the Process Dependence of the Sivers Functions
• Scale dependence of twist-three contributions to single spin asymmetries
• Single-Transverse Spin Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• TMD Evolution: Matching SIDIS to Drell-Yan and W/Z Boson Production
• Collins Fragmentation and the Single Transverse Spin Asymmetry
• Evolution of twist-3 multi-parton correlation functions relevant to single transverse-spin asymmetry
• Next-to-leading Order Calculation of the Single Transverse Spin Asymmetry in the Drell-Yan Process
• Contribution of Twist-3 Multi-Gluon Correlation Functions to Single Spin Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• Evolution of the helicity and transversity Transverse-Momentum-Dependent parton distributions
• QCD Resummation for Single Spin Asymmetries
• Twist-three Fragmentation Function Contribution to the Single Spin Asymmetry in pp Collisions
• QCD Evolution of the Transverse Momentum Dependent Correlations
• Soft-fermion-pole contribution to single-spin asymmetry for pion production in pp collisions
• Sivers effect in Drell-Yan processes
• Universal Structure of Twist-3 Soft-Gluon-Pole Cross Sections for Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry
• Heavy Quarkonium Production in Single Transverse Polarized High Energy Scattering
• Single transverse-spin asymmetry for $D$-meson production in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
• Test the time-reversal modified universality of the Sivers function
• Towards a first estimate of the gluon Sivers function from $A_N$ data in $pp$ collisions at RHIC
• Master Formula for Twist-3 Soft-Gluon-Pole Mechanism to Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry
• Contribution of twist-3 fragmentation function to single transverse-spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
• Hadronic Dijet Imbalance and Transverse-Momentum Dependent Parton Distributions
• New Analysis of the Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry for Hadron Production at RHIC
• General Helicity Formalism for Polarized Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• On the role of Collins effect in the single spin asymmetry A_N in p(transv. polarized) p --> h X processes
• Probing the three-gluon correlation functions by the single spin asymmetry in p^\uparrow p\to DX
• Azimuthal asymmetries for hadron distributions inside a jet in hadronic collisions
• Sivers Effect and Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry in $e+p^{\uparrow }\to e+J/\psi +X$
• QCD evolution of naive-time-reversal-odd parton distribution functions
• Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry in Hadronic Dijet Production
• Exploring the structure of the proton through polarization observables in l p \to jet X
• A Fixed-Target Programme at the LHC: Physics Case and Projected Performances for Heavy-Ion, Hadron, Spin and Astroparticle Studies
• Collinear matching for Sivers function at next-to-leading order
• Azimuthal transverse single-spin asymmetries of inclusive jets and charged pions within jets from polarized-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=500$ GeV
• QCD evolution of naive-time-reversal-odd fragmentation functions
• Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries at Large-x
• Transverse Momentum Dependent Parton Distribution/Fragmentation Functions at an Electron-Ion Collider
• Next-to-leading order transverse momentum-weighted Sivers asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering: the role of the three-gluon correlator
• TMDs and SSAs in hadronic interactions
• Transverse momentum-weighted Sivers asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering at next-to-leading order
• Where do we stand with a 3-D picture of the proton?
• Azimuthal asymmetries in semi-inclusive DIS with polarized beam and/or target and their nuclear dependences
• Three-gluon contribution to the single spin asymmetry in Drell-Yan and direct-photon processes
• Transverse Spin Structure of the Nucleon
• Asymmetric Di-jet Production in Polarized Hadronic Collisions
• Single spin asymmetries in l p --> h X processes: a test of factorization
• Transverse single spin asymmetry in hadronic ${\eta }_{c,b}$ production
• Collins Asymmetry at Hadron Colliders
• T-odd quark-gluon-quark correlation function in the diquark model
• Structure of the nucleon at leading and subleading twist in the covariant parton model
• Sivers asymmetry of Drell-Yan production in small-$x$ regime
• Single transverse spin asymmetry of dilepton production near $Z^0$ pole
• Master Formula for the Three-Gluon Contribution to Single Spin Asymmetry in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• Dihadron fragmentation functions for large invariant mass
• Transverse single-spin asymmetries in $p^{\uparrow }p\to \gamma X$ from quark-gluon-quark correlations in the proton
• Exploring the Partonic Structure of Hadrons through the Drell-Yan Process
• Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry and Sivers Function in Large Momentum Effective Theory
• Exact Relations for Twist-3 Gluon Distribution and Fragmentation Functions from Operator Identities
• QCD factorization for twist-three axial-vector parton quasidistributions
• Single Spin Asymmetries in Heavy Quark and Antiquark Productions
• Single-Spin Observables and Orbital Structures in Hadronic Distributions
• Single transverse-spin asymmetry for direct-photon and single-jet productions at RHIC
• Partonic State and Single Transverse Spin Asymmetry in Drell-Yan Process
• Soft-Gluon-Pole Contribution in Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetries of Drell-Yan Processes
• Single Transverse Spin Asymmetries at Parton Level
• Quark-gluon correlation functions relevant to single transverse spin asymmetries
• New pole contribution to $P_{h\perp }$-weighted single-transverse spin asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
• Transverse spin observables in hard-scattering hadronic processes within collinear factorization
• Drell-Yan Lepton Pair Azimuthal Asymmetry in Hadronic Processes
• Transverse momentum moments
• Hard- and soft-fermion-pole contributions to single transverse-spin asymmetry for Drell-Yan process
• Transverse single-spin asymmetries in proton-proton collisions at the AFTER@LHC experiment in a TMD factorisation scheme
• Transverse momentum dependent twist-three result for polarized Drell-Yan processes
• Transverse single spin asymmetry in Drell-Yan production in polarized pA collisions
• Intrinsic Transverse Momentum and Evolution in Weighted Spin Asymmetries
• Partonic State and Single Transverse Spin Asymmetries in Semi Inclusive DIS
• QCD Corrections of All Structure Functions in Transverse Momentum Dependent Factorization for Drell-Yan Processes
• One-Loop Corrections of Single Spin Asymmetries at Twist-3 in Drell-Yan Processes
• Twist-3 Gluon Fragmentation Contribution to Polarized Hyperon Production in Unpolarized Proton-Proton Collision
• Transverse Polarization of Hyperons Produced in Semi-Inclusive Deep Inelastic Scattering
• Perturbative $T$-odd asymmetries in the Drell-Yan process revisited
• The $\sin 2\varphi$ azimuthal asymmetry in single longitudinally polarized $\pi N$ Drell-Yan process
• The $\sin (2\varphi -{\varphi }_S)$ azimuthal asymmetry in the pion induced Drell-Yan process within TMD factorization
• Single Spin Asymmetry in Inclusive Hadron Production in pp Scattering from Collins Mechanism
• Collinear Factorization for Single Transverse-Spin Asymmetry in Drell-Yan Processes
• Factorization and its Breaking in Dijet Single Transverse Spin Asymmetries in $pp$ Collisions
• The twist-3 gluon contribution to Sivers asymmetry in $J/\psi$ production in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
• The $\sin 2{\varphi }_h$ azimuthal asymmetry of pion production in SIDIS within TMD factorization
• T-odd distributions, breaking of long range correlations, and sudden entropy changes, in Drell-Yan high-energy processes
• On the contribution of twist-3 multi-gluon correlation functions to single transverse-spin asymmetry in SIDIS
• Extraction of finite-energy contributions to the Sivers asymmetry from the analysis of exclusive proton-proton scattering
• $\pi -N$ Drell-Yan process in TMD factorization
• On the Relation Between Mechanisms for Single-Transverse-Spin Asymmetries
• Accessing tri-gluon correlations in the nucleon via the single spin asymmetry in open charm production
• Test of the Universality of Naive-time-reversal-odd Fragmentation Functions
• Proton Structure and PHENIX Experiment
• Hyperon Polarization in Unpolarized Scattering Processes
• Transverse momentum dependent quark distributions and polarized Drell-Yan processes