Beam-spin Asymmetries from Semi-inclusive Pion Electroproduction

We have measured the moment A{sup sin{phi}}{sub LU} corresponding to the polarized electron beam-spin asymmetry in SIDIS. A{sup sin{phi}}{sub LU} is a twist-3 quantity providing information about quark-gluon correlations. Data were taken with the CLAS Spectrometer at Jefferson Lab using a 5.498 GeV longitudinally polarized electron beam and an unpolarized liquid hydrogen target. All three pion channels (pi{sup +}, pi{sup 0} and pi{sup -}) were measured simultaneously over a large range of kinematics within the virtuality range Q{sup 2} ~ 1.0-4.5 GeV{sup 2}. The observable was measured with good statistical precision over a large range of z, P{sub T}, x{sub B}, and Q{sup 2}, which permits comparison with several reaction models. The discussed measurements provide an upgrade in statistics over previous measurements, and serve as the first evidence for the negative sign of the {pi}{sup -} sin{phi} Moment.