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Collinearity criteria for transverse momentum dependent distributions in SIDIS

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Abstract

We present the impact of data selection on the determination of nonperturbative transverse momentum dependence in semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (SIDIS). In particular, we implement for the first time the recently introduced collinearity criteria [1] that allow selection of data predominantly in the current fragmentation region, and apply this framework to pion and kaon multiplicity data from HERMES. We use a simple analytical approximation for the solutions of the TMD evolution equations that is valid in the nonperturbative region [2], and extract the transverse momentum dependence of TMDs and the flavor dependence of their widths. We compare the resulting unpolarized TMD PDFs with previous extractions, and discuss the potential impact of the data selection criteria for future experiments. We summarize our findings and discuss the impact of this analysis for ongoing and future experiments of SIDIS. [1] ~M. Boglione, J. Collins, L. Gamberg, J. O. Gonzalez-Hernandez T. C. Rogers, N. Sato, Phys.Lett.B766,245(2017), [2] J.C Collins and T. R. Rogers, Phys. Rev. D 91, 074020 (2015).

Authors

  • Scott Dolan

    Penn State University Berks

  • Mason Albright

    Penn State University

  • Leonard Gamberg

    Penn State University Berks

  • Wally Melnitchouk

    Jefferson Lab, Jefferson Lab, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

  • Daniel Pitonyak

    Lebanon Valley College

  • Alexey Prokudin

    Penn State University Berks and Jefferson Lab

  • Nobuo Sato

    Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University/Jefferson Lab, Old Dominion University

  • Zachary Scalyer

    Villanova University