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arxiv: 1404.2219 · v2 · pith:4YVQNVCMnew · submitted 2014-04-08 · ✦ hep-ph

Next-to-eikonal corrections in the CGC: gluon production and spin asymmetries in pA collisions

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keywords correctionsasymmetriesbackgroundcollisionseikonalfieldfinitegluon
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We present a new method to systematically include corrections to the eikonal approximation in the background field formalism. Specifically, we calculate the subleading, power-suppressed corrections due to the finite width of the target or the finite energy of the projectile. Such power-suppressed corrections involve Wilson lines decorated by gradients of the background field - thus related to the density - of the target. The method is of generic applicability. As a first example, we study single inclusive gluon production in pA collisions, and various related spin asymmetries, beyond the eikonal accuracy.

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