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Hauptverfasser: Xie, Xiupeng, Chen, Dian-Yong, Lu, Zhun
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
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author Xie, Xiupeng
Chen, Dian-Yong
Lu, Zhun
author_facet Xie, Xiupeng
Chen, Dian-Yong
Lu, Zhun
contents We present a model calculation of the transverse-momentum-dependent distributions (TMDs) for gluons in a tensor-polarized deuteron. Our model is based on the assumption that an on-shell deuteron can emit a time-like off-shell gluon, while the remaining system is treated as a single on-shell spectator particle whose mass can take on a continuous range of real values, described by a spectral function. For spin-1 hadrons, the polarization is characterized not only by a spin vector $S$ but also by a symmetric traceless spin tensor $T$. The deuteron-gluon-spectator coupling is described by an effective vertex containing three form factors. We obtain analytical expressions for thirteen T-even gluon TMDs. We also provide numerical results for the $x$-dependence and $\bm{k}_T$-dependence of these TMDs. Our analysis reveals non-negligible results of these gluon TMDs, especially for tensor-polarized hadrons, which could potentially be explored in future experimental measurements.
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spellingShingle Gluon TMDs for tensor polarized deuteron in a spectator model
Xie, Xiupeng
Chen, Dian-Yong
Lu, Zhun
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We present a model calculation of the transverse-momentum-dependent distributions (TMDs) for gluons in a tensor-polarized deuteron. Our model is based on the assumption that an on-shell deuteron can emit a time-like off-shell gluon, while the remaining system is treated as a single on-shell spectator particle whose mass can take on a continuous range of real values, described by a spectral function. For spin-1 hadrons, the polarization is characterized not only by a spin vector $S$ but also by a symmetric traceless spin tensor $T$. The deuteron-gluon-spectator coupling is described by an effective vertex containing three form factors. We obtain analytical expressions for thirteen T-even gluon TMDs. We also provide numerical results for the $x$-dependence and $\bm{k}_T$-dependence of these TMDs. Our analysis reveals non-negligible results of these gluon TMDs, especially for tensor-polarized hadrons, which could potentially be explored in future experimental measurements.
title Gluon TMDs for tensor polarized deuteron in a spectator model
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15224