Published May 2000 | Version v1
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Uncertainties in parton distribution functions

Creators

  • 1. Deptartment of Physics, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
  • 5. Jesus College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3DW (United Kingdom)

Description

We discuss the uncertainty in the predictions for hard scattering cross sections at hadron colliders due to uncertainties in the input parton distributions, using W production at the LHC as an example. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. G, Nuclear and Particle Physics (Online)
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 663-665
ISSN
1361-6471

Conference

Title
7. UK phenomenology workshop on collider physics
Dates
19-24 Sep 1999
Place
Durham (United Kingdom)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43051401
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CERN LHC; CROSS SECTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; LINEAR COLLIDERS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; W MINUS BOSONS; W PLUS BOSONS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BOSONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FUNCTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS

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Refs.; This record replaces 31031138