Single-spin asymmetry of inclusive π0-meson production in 40-GeV pion interactions with a polarized target in the target-fragmentation region

Data on the single-spin asymmetry (AN) of inclusive π0 production in 40-GeV pion interactions with a polarized target, π−+↑→π0+X, are presented for the target-fragmentation region. The result is AN=(−13.8±3.8)% for −0.8asymmetry becomes nonzero both in the central and in the target-fragmentation region. The behavior of the asymmetry is similar to that observed in the beam-fragmentation region of the E-704 (FNAL, 200 GeV) and STAR (BNL, 20 TeV) experiments, which employed a polarized proton beam.