Azimuthal correlation in DIS

Abstract

We introduce the azimuthal correlation for the deep inelastic scattering process. We present the QCD prediction to the level of next-to-leading log resummation, matching to the fixed order prediction. We also estimate the leading non-perturbative power correction. The observable is compared with the energy-energy correlation in e+e- annihilation, on which it is modelled. The effects of the resummation and of the leading power correction are both quite large. It would therefore be particularly instructive to study this observable experimentally.

33 pages, 4 figures, JHEP class included. One figure and some clarifications added