Parton distribution effects in the direct photon production at hadron collisions

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https://doi.org/10.31349/SuplRevMexFis.3.020712

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NLO Computation, QCD Phenomenology, High Energy Physics

Abstract

Parton distribution functions are crucial to understand the internal kinematics of hadrons. There are currently a large number of distribution functions on the market, and thanks to today's technology, performing computational analysis of the differential cross-sections has become more accessible. Despite technological advances, accurately accessing to the internal structure of hadrons remains a difficult task from a theoretical point of view. In this work, we analyze the impact on the differential cross-sections when updating the sets of parton distribution and fragmentation functions, for the production of one hadron plus a direct photon at the energy scale of RHIC and LHC experiments.

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2022-03-31

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Rentería Estrada DF, Hernández-Pinto R, Sborlini G. Parton distribution effects in the direct photon production at hadron collisions. Supl. Rev. Mex. Fis. [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];3(2):020712 1-5. Available from: https://rmf.smf.mx/ojs/index.php/rmf-s/article/view/6193