In:
International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd, Vol. 40 ( 2016-01), p. 1660107-
Abstract:
We report on the studies of Transverse-Momentum-Dependent distributions (TMDs) at a future fixed-target experiment –AFTER@LHC– using the [Formula: see text] or Pb ion LHC beams, which would be the most energetic fixed-target experiment ever performed. AFTER@LHC opens new domains of particle and nuclear physics by complementing collider-mode experiments, in particular those of RHIC and the EIC projects. Both with an extracted beam by a bent crystal or with an internal gas target, the luminosity achieved by AFTER@LHC surpasses that of RHIC by up to 3 orders of magnitude. With an unpolarised target, it allows for measurements of TMDs such as the Boer-Mulders quark distributions and the distribution of unpolarised and linearly polarised gluons in unpolarised protons. Using polarised targets, one can access the quark and gluon Sivers TMDs through single transverse-spin asymmetries in Drell-Yan and quarkonium production. In terms of kinematics, the fixed-target mode combined with a detector covering [Formula: see text] allows one to measure these asymmetries at large [Formula: see text] in the polarised nucleon.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2010-1945
,
2010-1945
DOI:
10.1142/S2010194516601071
Language:
English
Publisher:
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Publication Date:
2016
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2704621-7
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