Double spin asymmetries of inclusive hadron electroproduction from a transversely polarized He-3 target

Abstract

We report the measurement of beam-target double spin asymmetries (A(LT)) in the inclusive production of identified hadrons, (e) over right arrow + 3He(up arrow) -\u3e h + X, using a longitudinally polarized 5.9-GeV electron beam and a transversely polarized He-3 target. Hadrons (pi(+/-), K-+/-, and proton) were detected at 16 degrees with an average momentum \u3c Ph \u3e = 2.35 GeV/c and a transverse momentum (p(T)) coverage from 0.60 to 0.68 GeV/c. Asymmetries from the He-3 target were observed to be nonzero for pi(+/-) production when the target was polarized transversely in the horizontal plane. The pi(+) and pi(-) asymmetries have opposite signs, analogous to the behavior of A(LT) in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering

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