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Nuclear dependence of azimuthal asymmetry in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering
Within the framework of a generalized factorization, semi-inclusive deeply
inelastic scattering (SIDIS) cross sections can be expressed as a series of
products of collinear hard parts and transverse-momentum-dependent (TMD) parton
distributions and correlations. The azimuthal asymmetry $ is studied. It is shown that the azimuthal
asymmetry is suppressed by multiple parton scattering and the transverse
momentum dependence of the suppression depends on the relative shape of the
twist-2 and 3 quark distributions in the nucleon. A Gaussian ansatz for TMD
twist-2 and 3 quark distributions in nucleon is used to demonstrate the nuclear
dependence of the azimuthal asymmetry and to estimate the smearing effect due
to fragmentation.Comment: 9 pages in RevTex with 2 figure
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