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New quark distributions and semi-inclusive electroproduction on polarized nucleons

Yerevan Physics Institute, Alikhanian Brothers St. 2, AM-375036 Yerevan, Armenia
(Impact Factor: 3.93). 05/1995; 441(1):234-256. DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(95)00098-D
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The quark-parton model calculation including the effects of intrinsic transverse momentum and of all six twist-two distribution functions of quarks in polarized nucleons is performed. It is demonstrated that new twist-two quark distribution functions and polarized quark fragmentation functions can be investigated in semi-inclusive DIS at leading order in Q2. The general expression for the cross-section of semi-inclusive DIS of polarized leptons on polarized nucleons in terms of structure functions is also discussed.

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