Abstract
Transverse Momentum Dependent Distributions (TMDs) describe the spin structure of the proton. At leading twist spin structure of spin-1/2 hadron can be described by 8 TMDs. TMDs reveal three-dimensional distribution of partons inside polarised nucleon. Experimentally these functions can be studied in polarised experiments using Spin Asymmetries in particular Single Spin Asymmetries (SSAs). We discuss transversity that measures distribution of transversely polarised quarks in a transversely polarised nucleon and Sivers distribution function that describes distribution of unpolarised quarks in a transversely polarised nucleon.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Proceedings of Science |
| Volume | 120 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
| Event | 35th International Conference of High Energy Physics, ICHEP 2010 - Paris, France Duration: Jul 22 2010 → Jul 28 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General