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Resummed QCD power corrections to nuclear shadowing
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
Physical Review Letters
|February 9, 2005
Summary
This study calculates nuclear enhanced power corrections for structure functions in deep inelastic scattering. Results align with data, highlighting the critical role of power corrections in explaining low Q2 behavior and longitudinal structure functions.
Area of Science:
- Nuclear Physics
- Particle Physics
- Quantum Chromodynamics
Background:
- Deeply inelastic scattering (DIS) experiments probe the structure of atomic nuclei.
- Understanding nuclear effects in DIS is crucial for interpreting experimental data.
- Previous models did not fully capture the observed nuclear modifications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To calculate and resum nuclear enhanced power corrections to structure functions.
- To analyze the dependence of nuclear shadowing on Bjorken x, Q2, and mass number (A).
- To investigate the nuclear modification of structure functions within the QCD factorization framework.
Main Methods:
- Perturbative expansion of nuclear enhanced power corrections.
- Application of the Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) factorization approach.
- Analysis of structure functions F2A(x,Q2) and FAL(x,Q2).
Main Results:
- Calculated Bjorken x, Q2, and A dependence of nuclear shadowing.
- Observed nuclear modifications to structure functions are consistent with existing experimental data.
- Demonstrated agreement with data for F2A(x,Q2) and FAL(x,Q2).
Conclusions:
- The QCD factorization approach successfully describes nuclear shadowing and modifications.
- Low Q2 behavior and large longitudinal structure function emphasize the importance of power corrections.
- Power corrections play a critical role, outperforming other theoretical approaches in explaining observed phenomena.