Gluon Polarization from Correlated High-p_T Hadron Pairs in Polarized l - N Scattering

Abstract

We propose to access the gluon polarization $\Delta G$ by measuring the cross section spin-asymmetry in semi-inclusive polarized lepton -- nucleon scattering. The photon-gluon fusion sub-process will be tagged by detecting high-$p_T$ correlated hadron pairs in the forward hemisphere. Selecting oppositely charged kaon pairs will allow to suppress the background coming from gluon radiation.

Comments: 6 pages, 3 eps figures, aipproc.cls and aipproc.sty included