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Title: Semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, parton distributions, and fragmentation functions at a future electron-ion collider

Abstract

We present a quantitative assessment of the impact a future electron-ion collider would have in the determination of parton distribution functions in the proton and parton-to-hadron fragmentation functions through semi-inclusive deep-inelastic electron-proton scattering data. Specifically, we estimate the kinematic regions for which the forthcoming data are expected to have the most significant impact in the precision of these distributions, computing the respective correlation and sensitivity coefficients. Using a reweighting technique for the sets of simulated data with their realistic uncertainties for two different center-of-mass energies, we analyze the resulting new sets of parton distribution functions and fragmentation functions, which have significantly reduced uncertainties.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Univ. de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  3. Univ. College Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1572153
Report Number(s):
BNL-212253-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010; PRVDAQ; TRN: US2100130
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 99; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

Citation Formats

Aschenauer, Elke C., Borsa, Ignacio, Sassot, Rodolfo, and Van Hulse, Charlotte. Semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, parton distributions, and fragmentation functions at a future electron-ion collider. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.99.094004.
Aschenauer, Elke C., Borsa, Ignacio, Sassot, Rodolfo, & Van Hulse, Charlotte. Semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, parton distributions, and fragmentation functions at a future electron-ion collider. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.094004
Aschenauer, Elke C., Borsa, Ignacio, Sassot, Rodolfo, and Van Hulse, Charlotte. Tue . "Semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, parton distributions, and fragmentation functions at a future electron-ion collider". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.094004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1572153.
@article{osti_1572153,
title = {Semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, parton distributions, and fragmentation functions at a future electron-ion collider},
author = {Aschenauer, Elke C. and Borsa, Ignacio and Sassot, Rodolfo and Van Hulse, Charlotte},
abstractNote = {We present a quantitative assessment of the impact a future electron-ion collider would have in the determination of parton distribution functions in the proton and parton-to-hadron fragmentation functions through semi-inclusive deep-inelastic electron-proton scattering data. Specifically, we estimate the kinematic regions for which the forthcoming data are expected to have the most significant impact in the precision of these distributions, computing the respective correlation and sensitivity coefficients. Using a reweighting technique for the sets of simulated data with their realistic uncertainties for two different center-of-mass energies, we analyze the resulting new sets of parton distribution functions and fragmentation functions, which have significantly reduced uncertainties.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.99.094004},
journal = {Physical Review D},
number = 9,
volume = 99,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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FIG. 1 FIG. 1: Expected distribution of DIS events in bins of $x$$B$ and $Q$2 for two electron-proton beam energy combinations: 5 GeV on 100 GeV (left), and 20 GeV on 250 GeV (right). The two lines indicate the limits on the $x$‐$Q$2 plane requiring 0.01 < $\scr{y}$ < 0.95. The scatteredmore » lepton is required to be between −4 and 4 in rapidity.« less

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