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The 3-D structure of pions

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Abstract

We present a study of the transverse momentum dependent distribution of the pion (pion TMD) from pion-induced Drell-Yan (DY) scattering. We describe the DY cross section over the entire range of transverse momentum for moderate $Q$ kinematics, using the state-of-the-art Collins Soper Sterman (CSS) transverse momentum dependent factorization formalism. Using the JLAB Angular Momentum Collaboration (JAM) machinery we extract the pion TMD using Bayesian inference. This setup will allow us to perform a simultaneous self-consistent determination of pion and nucleon TMDs from hard processes and map out the 3-D structure of pions.

Authors

  • Leonard Gamberg

    Penn State Berks, Pennsylvania State University

  • Patrick Barry

    North Carolina State University

  • Wally Melnitchouk

    Jefferson Lab, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Thomas Jefferson National Lab

  • Nobuo Sato

    Jefferson Lab, Thomas Jefferson National Lab