PDF uncertainties at large x and gauge boson production

Conference · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Proceedings of Science

OSTI ID:1088506

Accardi, Alberto ^[1]

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1. Hampton U., JLAB

I discuss how global QCD fits of parton distribution functions can make the somewhat separated fields of high-energy particle physics and lower energy hadronic and nuclear physics interact to the benefit of both. In particular, I will argue that large rapidity gauge boson production at the Tevatron and the LHC has the highest short-term potential to constrain the theoretical nuclear corrections to DIS data on deuteron targets necessary for up/down flavor separation. This in turn can considerably reduce the PDF uncertainty on cross section calculations of heavy mass particles such as W' and Z' bosons.

• Research Organization: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-06OR23177
• OSTI ID: 1088506
• Report Number(s): JLAB-THY-13-1685; DOE/OR/23177-2456
• Journal Information: Proceedings of Science, Vol. CONFINEMENTX; Conference: CONFINEMENT X, 8-12 Oct 2012: Munich, Germany
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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