Determination of the gluon distribution function of the nucleon using energy-energy angular pattern in deep-inelastic muon-deuteron scattering

M. R. Adams; S. Aïd; P. L. Anthony; M. D. Baker; J. Bartlett; A. A. Bhatti; H. M. Braun; W. Busza; T. J. Carroll; J. M. Conrad; G. Coutrakon; R. Davisson; I. Derado; S. K. Dhawan; W. Dougherty; T. Dreyer; K. Dziunikowska; V. Eckardt; U. Ecker; M. Erdmann; A. Eskreys; J. Figiel; H. J. Gebauer; D. F. Geesaman; R. Gilman; M. C. Green; J. Haas; C. Halliwell; J. Hanlon; D. Hantke; V. W. Hughes; H. E. Jackson; G. Jancso; D. M. Jansen; S. Kaufman; R. D. Kennedy; T. Kirk; H. G.E. Kobrak; S. Krzywdzinski; S. Kunori; J. J. Lord; H. J. Lubatti; D. McLeod; S. Magill; P. Malecki; A. Manz; H. Melanson; D. G. Michael; W. Mohr; H. E. Montgomery; J. G. Morfin; R. B. Nickerson; S. O'Day; K. Oikiewicz; L. Osborne; V. Papavassiliou; B. Pawlik; P. M. Pipkin; E. J. Ramberg; A. Röser; J. J. Ryan; C. W. Salgado; A. Salvarani; H. Schellman; M. Schmitt; N. Schmitz; K. P. Schüler; H. J. Seyerlein; A. Skuja; G. A. Snow; S. Söldner-Rembold; P. H. Steinberg; H. E. Stier; P. Stopa; R. A. Swanson; R. Talaga; S. Tentindo-Repond; H. J. Trost; H. Venkataramania; M. Wilhelm; J. Wilkes; Richard Wilson; W. Wittek; S. A. Wolbers; T. Zhao

Determination of the gluon distribution function of the nucleon using energy-energy angular pattern in deep-inelastic muon-deuteron scattering

M. R. Adams, S. Aïd, P. L. Anthony, M. D. Baker, J. Bartlett, A. A. Bhatti, H. M. Braun, W. Busza, T. J. Carroll, J. M. Conrad, G. Coutrakon, R. Davisson, I. Derado, S. K. Dhawan, W. Dougherty, T. Dreyer, K. Dziunikowska, V. Eckardt, U. Ecker, M. ErdmannA. Eskreys, J. Figiel, H. J. Gebauer, D. F. Geesaman, R. Gilman, M. C. Green, J. Haas, C. Halliwell, J. Hanlon, D. Hantke, V. W. Hughes, H. E. Jackson, G. Jancso, D. M. Jansen, S. Kaufman, R. D. Kennedy, T. Kirk, H. G.E. Kobrak, S. Krzywdzinski, S. Kunori, J. J. Lord, H. J. Lubatti, D. McLeod, S. Magill, P. Malecki, A. Manz, H. Melanson, D. G. Michael, W. Mohr, H. E. Montgomery, J. G. Morfin, R. B. Nickerson, S. O'Day, K. Oikiewicz, L. Osborne, V. Papavassiliou, B. Pawlik, P. M. Pipkin, E. J. Ramberg, A. Röser, J. J. Ryan, C. W. Salgado, A. Salvarani, H. Schellman, M. Schmitt, N. Schmitz, K. P. Schüler, H. J. Seyerlein, A. Skuja, G. A. Snow, S. Söldner-Rembold, P. H. Steinberg, H. E. Stier, P. Stopa, R. A. Swanson, R. Talaga, S. Tentindo-Repond, H. J. Trost, H. Venkataramania, M. Wilhelm, J. Wilkes, Richard Wilson, W. Wittek, S. A. Wolbers, T. Zhao

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We have used the energy-energy angular pattern of hadrons in inelastic muon-deuteron scattering to study perturbative QCD effects and to extract the gluon distribution function ηG(η) of the nucleon, where η is the fractional momentum carried by the gluon. The data were taken with the E665 spectrometer using the Fermilab Tevatron muon beam with a mean beam energy of 490 GeV. We present ηG(η) for 0.005 < η < 0.05 and at an average age Q² of 8 GeV² using this new technique. We find that ηG(η) in this region can be described by ηG(η) ∝η^λ with λ = -0.87±0.09(stat.)±0.3.2±(sys.). We compare our results to expectations from various parametrizations of the parton distribution function and also to results from HERA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	391-403
Number of pages	13
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	71
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2011

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Adams, M. R., Aïd, S., Anthony, P. L., Baker, M. D., Bartlett, J., Bhatti, A. A., Braun, H. M., Busza, W., Carroll, T. J., Conrad, J. M., Coutrakon, G., Davisson, R., Derado, I., Dhawan, S. K., Dougherty, W., Dreyer, T., Dziunikowska, K., Eckardt, V., Ecker, U., ... Zhao, T. (2011). Determination of the gluon distribution function of the nucleon using energy-energy angular pattern in deep-inelastic muon-deuteron scattering. European Physical Journal C, 71(1), 391-403.

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AU - Aïd, S.

AU - Anthony, P. L.

AU - Baker, M. D.

AU - Bartlett, J.

AU - Bhatti, A. A.

AU - Braun, H. M.

AU - Busza, W.

AU - Carroll, T. J.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Coutrakon, G.

AU - Davisson, R.

AU - Derado, I.

AU - Dhawan, S. K.

AU - Dougherty, W.

AU - Dreyer, T.

AU - Dziunikowska, K.

AU - Eckardt, V.

AU - Ecker, U.

AU - Erdmann, M.

AU - Eskreys, A.

AU - Figiel, J.

AU - Gebauer, H. J.

AU - Geesaman, D. F.

AU - Gilman, R.

AU - Green, M. C.

AU - Haas, J.

AU - Halliwell, C.

AU - Hanlon, J.

AU - Hantke, D.

AU - Hughes, V. W.

AU - Jackson, H. E.

AU - Jancso, G.

AU - Jansen, D. M.

AU - Kaufman, S.

AU - Kennedy, R. D.

AU - Kirk, T.

AU - Kobrak, H. G.E.

AU - Krzywdzinski, S.

AU - Kunori, S.

AU - Lord, J. J.

AU - Lubatti, H. J.

AU - McLeod, D.

AU - Magill, S.

AU - Malecki, P.

AU - Manz, A.

AU - Melanson, H.

AU - Michael, D. G.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Montgomery, H. E.

AU - Morfin, J. G.

AU - Nickerson, R. B.

AU - O'Day, S.

AU - Oikiewicz, K.

AU - Osborne, L.

AU - Papavassiliou, V.

AU - Pawlik, B.

AU - Pipkin, P. M.

AU - Ramberg, E. J.

AU - Röser, A.

AU - Ryan, J. J.

AU - Salgado, C. W.

AU - Salvarani, A.

AU - Schellman, H.

AU - Schmitt, M.

AU - Schmitz, N.

AU - Schüler, K. P.

AU - Seyerlein, H. J.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Söldner-Rembold, S.

AU - Steinberg, P. H.

AU - Stier, H. E.

AU - Stopa, P.

AU - Swanson, R. A.

AU - Talaga, R.

AU - Tentindo-Repond, S.

AU - Trost, H. J.

AU - Venkataramania, H.

AU - Wilhelm, M.

AU - Wilkes, J.

AU - Wilson, Richard

AU - Wittek, W.

AU - Wolbers, S. A.

AU - Zhao, T.

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Determination of the gluon distribution function of the nucleon using energy-energy angular pattern in deep-inelastic muon-deuteron scattering

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