کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1849164 1528814 2015 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Small- and large-x nucleon spin structure from a global QCD analysis of polarized parton distribution functions
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موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه فیزیک و نجوم فیزیک هسته ای و انرژی بالا
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Small- and large-x nucleon spin structure from a global QCD analysis of polarized parton distribution functions
چکیده انگلیسی

I investigate the behavior of spin-dependent parton distribution functions in the regions of small and large momentum fractions x. I present a systematic comparison between predictions for relevant observables obtained with various models of nucleon spin structure and a recent global analysis of spin-dependent distributions, NNPDFpol1.1. Together with its unpolarized counterpart, NNPDF2.3, they form a mutually consistent set of parton distributions. Because they include most of the available experimental information, and are determined with a minimally biased methodology, these are especially suited for such a study. I show how NNPDFpol1.1 can discriminate between different theoretical models, even though NNPDF uncertainties remain large near the endpoints x→0x→0 and x→1x→1, due to the lack of experimental information. I discuss how our knowledge of nucleon spin structure may be improved at small x by future measurements at an Electron–Ion Collider, and at large x by recent measurements at Jefferson Lab, also in view of its 12 GeV upgrade.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Physics Letters B - Volume 742, 6 March 2015, Pages 117–125
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