Semiclassical mechanism for single-spin asymmetry in \pi^0-production

Abstract

The chiral quark model combined with unitarity and impact parameter picture provides simple semiclassical mechanism for generation of the single-spin asymmetry $A_N$ in the ${\pi }^0$-production in the polarized proton collisions at RHIC. We derive its linear $x_F$-dependence in polarized proton fragmentation region along with the energy and transverse momentum independence at large $p_T$ values.

Comments: 13 pages, 4 figures, extended discussion, references added