New parton distributions for collider physics

Hung-Liang Lai, Marco Guzzi, Joey Huston, Zhao Li, Pavel M. Nadolsky, Jon Pumplin, and C.-P. Yuan
Phys. Rev. D 82, 074024 – Published 26 October 2010

Abstract

We extract new parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton by global analysis of hard scattering data in the general-mass framework of perturbative quantum chromodynamics. Our analysis includes new theoretical developments together with the most recent collider data from deep-inelastic scattering, vector boson production, and single-inclusive jet production. Because of the difficulty in fitting both the D0 Run-II W lepton asymmetry data and some fixed-target DIS data, we present two families of PDFs, CT10 and CT10W, without and with these high-luminosity W lepton asymmetry data included in the global analysis. With both sets of PDFs, we study theoretical predictions and uncertainties for a diverse selection of processes at the Fermilab Tevatron and the CERN Large Hadron Collider.

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  • Received 20 August 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.074024

© 2010 The American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Hung-Liang Lai1,2, Marco Guzzi3, Joey Huston1, Zhao Li1, Pavel M. Nadolsky3, Jon Pumplin1, and C.-P. Yuan1

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1116, USA
  • 2Taipei Municipal University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 3Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0175, USA

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Vol. 82, Iss. 7 — 1 October 2010

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