Phenomenology of SIDIS unpolarized cross sections and azimuthal asymmetries

I review the phenomenology of unpolarized cross sections and azimuthal asymmetries in semi-inclusive deeply inelastic scattering (SIDIS). The general theoretical framework is presented and the validity of the Gaussian model is discussed. A brief account of the existing analyses is provided.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, invited talk at "Transversity 2011", Veli Losinj, Croati

Understanding transversity: present and future

I review the present state of knowledge concerning transversity distributions and related observables. In particular, I discuss the phenomenology of transverse asymmetries in e p\uparrow, p p\uparrow, p\uparrow p\uparrow and pbar \uparrow p\uparrow scattering, and the perspectives of ongoing and future research.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, plenary talk at SPIN 2004 (Trieste), to be published in the Proceeding

Spin and total angular momentum of the glue

We briefly review the present theoretical and experimental knowledge on Delta_g and J_g.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, Proceed. Second International Conference on Perspectives in Hadronic Physics. Miramare - Trieste, Italy, May 199

Azimuthal asymmetries in unpolarized Drell-Yan processes and the Boer-Mulders distributions of antiquarks

Using a previous extraction of the quark Boer-Mulders distributions from semiinclusive deep inelastic scattering data, we fit the unpolarized Drell-Yan data on the $\cos 2 \phi$ asymmetry, determining the antiquark Boer-Mulders distributions. A good agreement with the data is found in the region of low $q_T$, where the transverse-momentum factorization approach applies.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figure

Double hadron lepto-production in the current and target fragmentation regions

We study the inclusive production of two hadrons in deep inelastic processes, l N ---> l h_1 h_2 X, with h_1 in the current fragmentation region (CFR) and h_2 in the target fragmentation region (TFR). Assuming a factorized scheme, the recently introduced polarized and transverse momentum dependent fracture functions couple to the transverse momentum dependent fragmentation functions. This allows the full exploration of the fracture functions for transversely polarized quarks. Some particular cases are considered.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figure

Transverse-Spin and Transverse-Momentum Effects in High-Energy Processes

The state of the art concerning transverse-spin and transverse-momentum phenomena in hard hadronic reactions is reviewed. An account is given of single-spin and azimuthal asymmetries in semiinclusive deep inelastic scattering, e^+ e^- annihilation, Drell-Yan production, and hadroproduction. The ongoing experiments and the main theoretical frameworks are described in the first part of the paper. The second part is devoted to the experimental findings and their phenomenological interpretations. A brief discussion of the perspectives of future measurements is finally presented.Comment: 95 page

Extracting the transversity distributions from single-hadron and dihadron production

We present a point-by-point determination of the valence transversity distributions from two different types of processes: single-hadron production and dihadron production, both in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering and e+e- annihilation. The extraction is based on some simple assumptions and does not require any parametrization. The transversity distributions obtained from Collins effect in single-hadron production and from interference effects in dihadron production are found to be compatible with each other.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures; added reference

SIDIS in the target fragmentation region: polarized and transverse momentum dependent fracture functions

The target fragmentation region of semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering is described at leading twist, taking beam and target polarizations into account. The formalism of polarized and transverse-momentum dependent fracture functions is developed and the observables for some specific processes are presented.Comment: 18 pages, 2 figures. Some equations modified and text shortened; main conclusions unchange

The Boer-Mulders effect in unpolarized SIDIS: an analysis of the COMPASS and HERMES data on the cos⁡2ϕ\cos 2 \phi asymmetry

We present a phenomenological analysis of the $\cos 2 \phi$ asymmetry recently measured by the COMPASS and HERMES collaborations in unpolarized semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering. In the kinematical regimes explored by these experiments the asymmetry arises from transverse-spin and intrinsic transverse-momentum effects. We consider the leading-twist contribution, related to the so-called Boer-Mulders transverse-polarization distribution $h_1^{\perp}(x, k_T^2)$, and the twist-4 Cahn contribution, involving unpolarized transverse-momentum distribution functions. We show that a reasonably good fit of the data is achieved with a Boer-Mulders function consistent with the main theoretical expectations. Our conclusion is that the COMPASS and HERMES measurements represent the first experimental evidence of the Boer-Mulders effect in SIDIS.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures, published version in PR

On the cos 2 phi asymmetry in unpolarized leptoproduction

We investigate the origin of the cos 2 phi azimuthal asymmetry in unpolarized semiinclusive DIS. The contributions to this asymmetry arising from the intrinsic transverse motion of quarks are explicitly evaluated, and predictions for the HERMES and COMPASS kinematic regimes are presented. We show that the effect of the leading-twist Boer-Mulders function h_1^perp(x, k_T^2), which describes a correlation between the transverse momentum and the transverse spin of quarks, is quite significant and may also account for a part of the cos 2 phi asymmetry measured by ZEUS in the perturbative domain.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figure