The spin dependence of diffractive processes and implications for the small x behaviour of g1 and the spin content of the nucleon

1994/07/01 by F. E. Close, Richard G. Roberts, R. G. Roberts · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0370-2693(94)90245-3

published as Phys.Lett. B336 (1994) 257-262 · 9 pages + 1 figure added as a postscript file which should be stripped off before latexing

arxiv created 1994/07/01 · openalex publication_date 1994/09/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We show that if the Lorentz transformation properties of diffraction are other than scalar, the x → 0 behaviour of g₁(x,Q²) can grow. We compare with new data on g₁^p from SMC, assess implications for sum rules and for future studies of sea polarisation.

Citations

• Proton structure function at smallQ 2

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