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Study of proton parton distribution functions at high x using ZEUS data

Abstract:
At large values of x, the parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton are poorly constrained and there are considerable variations between different global fits. Data at such high x have already been published by the ZEUS Collaboration, but not yet used in PDF extractions. A technique for comparing predictions based on different PDF sets to the observed number of events in the ZEUS data is presented. It is applied to compare predictions from the most commonly used PDFs to published ZEUS data at high Bjorken x. A wide variation is found in the ability of the PDFs to predict the observed results. A scheme for including the ZEUS high-x data in future PDF extractions is discussed.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1103/PhysRevD.101.112009

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-7107-5902
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5699-3046


Publisher:
American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review D More from this journal
Volume:
101
Issue:
11
Article number:
112009
Publication date:
2020-06-26
Acceptance date:
2020-05-15
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EISSN:
2470-0029
ISSN:
1550-2368


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English
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Pubs id:
1105427
Local pid:
pubs:1105427
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2020-05-18

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