Direct analysis of scaling violations in large-Q2deep-inelastic neutrino and muon scattering

Autor: Joseph F. Owens, R.G. Roberts, Alberto Devoto, Dennis W. Duke
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Physical Review D. 27:508-522
ISSN: 0556-2821
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.27.508
Popis: We have made an extensive analysis of all large-Q/sup 2/ deep-inelastic neutrino and muon scattering data using evolution equations to fit the scaling violations directly at fixed Bjorken x. We have included all higher-order corrections in both the nonsinglet and singlet cases. We find that the nonsinglet neutrino data give ..lambda../sub M/Sapprox. =300 +- 80 MeV but with systematic uncertainties of at least 100 MeV (MS refers to the modified minimal-subtraction scheme). The singlet neutrino and muon data are equally consistent with either ..lambda../sub M/Sapprox. =200 +- 100 MeV and a soft gluon distribution or ..lambda../sub M/Sapprox. =350 +- 100 MeV and a hard gluon distribution. Values as low as ..lambda../sub M/Sapprox. =100 MeV found in previous analyses are likely to be spurious.
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