Eur. Phys. J. C (2004) 36: 371-374
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2004-01956-4Do we understand the single-spin asymmetry for
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s2004-01956-4
theoretical physics
Do we understand the single-spin asymmetry for 
inclusive production in pp collisions?
Centre de Physique Théorique, UMR 6207, CNRS-Luminy Case 907, 13288, Marseille Cedex 9, France
The cross section data for inclusive production in pp collisions is considered in a rather broad kinematic region in energy 
, Feynman variable x
F
and transverse momentum p
T. The analysis of these data is done in the perturbative QCD framework at the next-to-leading order. We find that they cannot be correctly described in the entire kinematic domain and this leads us to conclude that the single-spin asymmetry, A
N
for this process, observed several years ago at FNAL by the experiment E704 and the recent result obtained at BNL-RHIC by STAR, are two different phenomena.
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