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Measurement of the LIght Quark Flavor Asymmetry in the Nucleon Sea

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OSTI ID:762866
The Drell-Yan cross section ratios, s(p+d)/s(p+p), measured in Fermilab E866, have led to the first determination of d(x)/u(x), d(x)-(x), and the integral of d(x)-u(x) for the proton over the range 0.02 < x < 0.345. The E866 results are compared with predictions based on parton distribution functions and various theoretical models. The relationship between the E866 results and the NMC measurements of the Gottfried integral is discussed. The agreement between the E866 results and models employing virtual mesons indicates these non-perturbative processes play an important role in the origin of the d, u asymmetry in the nucleon sea.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
762866
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-98-4410
Resource Type:
Conference paper/presentation
Conference Information:
XXIX International Conference on High Energy Physics, Vancouver, British Columbia (CA), 07/23/1998--07/28/1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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