Probing transverse quark polarization via azimuthal asymmetries in leptoproduction

Abstract

We consider the leading order result for polarized leptoproduction, putting emphasis on transverse momentum dependent effects appearing in azimuthal asymmetries. Measurements of weighted cross sections enable extraction of the distribution of transversely polarized quarks. We focus on the distribution in a longitudinally polarized hadron and estimate the expected asymmetries in leptoproduction.

7 pages RevTex using epsfig.sty, including 2 figures; revised version, accepted for publication in Phys. Lett. B

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