Abstract
The cross sections and transverse spin asymmetries in the hard exclusive electroproduction of decuplet baryons are calculated in the large N_c limit and found to be comparable to that of octet baryons. Large N_c selection rules for the production amplitudes are derived, leading to new sensitive tests of the spin aspects of the QCD chiral dynamics both in the nonstrange and strange sectors. Importance of such studies for the reliable extraction of the pion form factor from pion electroproduction is explained.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2589-2592 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy