Abstract
It is commonly believed that the Sivers function has uniquely to do with processes involving a transversely polarized nucleon. In this Letter we show that this is not necessarily the case. We demonstrate that exclusive pion production in unpolarized electron-proton scattering in the forward region is a direct probe of the gluon Sivers function due to its connection to the QCD odderon.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 172501 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |