Deuteron uncertainties in the determination of proton PDFs

Abstract We evaluate the uncertainties due to nuclear effects in global fits of proton parton distribution functions (PDFs) that utilise deep-inelastic scattering and Drell–Yan data on deuterium targets. To do this we use an iterative procedure to determine proton and deuteron PDFs simultaneously, e...

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Main Authors: Richard D. Ball, Emanuele R. Nocera, Rosalyn L. Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-08826-7