Constraining the pion distribution amplitude using Drell-Yan reactions on a proton

Using a reaction model that incorporates pion bound state effects and continuum results for proton parton distributions and the pion distribution amplitude, φπ, we deliver parameter-free predictions for the μ+ angular distributions in πN→μ+μ−X reactions on both unpolarised and polarised targets. The...

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Main Authors: H.-Y. Xing, M. Ding, Z.-F. Cui, A.V. Pimikov, C.D. Roberts, S.M. Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269324000212