Single-spin asymmetries with two-hadron fragmentation functions

TL;DR

This paper explores how two-hadron fragmentation functions can be used to analyze single-spin asymmetries in deep inelastic scattering, aiding in the measurement of transversity distributions.

Contribution

It introduces a formalism for using two-hadron fragmentation functions to study single-spin asymmetries, focusing on transversity measurements in deep inelastic scattering.

Findings

Demonstrates the applicability of two-hadron fragmentation functions to single-spin asymmetries

Provides a framework for extracting transversity distributions from experimental data

Highlights the potential for new insights into nucleon spin structure

Abstract

Using the formalism of two-hadron fragmentation functions, we discuss single-spin asymmetries occurring in the production of two hadrons in the current region of deep inelastic scattering, with a particular emphasis on transversity measurements.