Parton Distribution Functions and Benchmark Cross Sections at NNLO

Feb, 2012
65 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 86 (2012) 054009
e-Print:
Report number:
  • DESY-12-023,
  • DO-TH-11-31,
  • LPN-12-033,
  • SFB-CPP-12-08
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We present a determination of parton distribution functions (ABM11) and the strong coupling constant alpha_s at next-to-leading order and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in QCD based on world data for deep-inelastic scattering and fixed-target data for the Drell-Yan process. The analysis is performed in the fixed-flavor number scheme for n_f=3,4,5 and uses the MSbar-scheme for alpha_s and the heavy-quark masses. At NNLO we obtain the value alpha_s(M_Z) = 0.1134 +- 0.0011. The fit results are used to compute benchmark cross sections at hadron colliders to NNLO accuracy and to compare to data from the LHC.
Note:
  • 68 pages latex, 32 figures; final version (analysis of LHC jet data added, expanded discussion and additional references)
  • 12.38.Bx
  • 12.38.Qk
  • parton: distribution function
  • heavy quark: mass
  • strong interaction: coupling constant
  • higher-order: 2
  • higher-order: 1
  • lepton p: deep inelastic scattering
  • quantum chromodynamics: perturbation theory
  • Drell-Yan process