Gluon fusion as a source for massive-quark polarization

W. G. D. Dharmaratna; Gary R. Goldstein

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.41.1731

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Gluon fusion as a source for massive-quark polarization

W. G. D. Dharmaratna and Gary R. Goldstein

Department of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155

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Phys. Rev. D 41, 1731(R) – Published 1 March, 1990

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.1731

Abstract

It is well known that single-polarization asymmetries are large in hyperon production in contrast with naive QCD predictions. We have explored the possibility of polarization of quarks through "gluon fusion," assuming that the quark mass can be significant at energies of interest. The fourth-order contribution to the single-spin asymmetry in $g + g \to s + \bar{s}$ is calculated. Properties of the polarization of the strange quark in the hadron center-of-mass frame are discussed. A fit to the hyperon polarization is presented that reproduces the unique and striking kinematic dependence of the data. This is evidence that gluon fusion can be taken as a serious candidate for the "seed" of polarization.

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