Spin asymmetry in muon - proton deep inelastic scattering on a transversely polarized target

We measured the spin asymmetry in the scattering of 100 GeV longitudinally-polarized muons on transversely polarized protons. The asymmetry was found to be compatible with zero in the kinematic range

0.006<x<0.6

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A_2

muon p: deep inelastic scattering
deep inelastic scattering: muon p
p: polarized target
polarized target: p
polarization: transverse
transverse: polarization
muon: polarized beam
polarized beam: muon
polarization: longitudinal
longitudinal: polarization

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