Can MS parton distributions be negative? [Can $$ overline{mathrm{MS}} $$ parton distributions be negative?]
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Can MS parton distributions be negative? [Can $$ overline{mathrm{MS}} $$ parton distributions be negative?] / A. Candido, S. Forte, F. Hekhorn. - In: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. - ISSN 1029-8479. - 2020:11(2020 Nov 24). [10.1007/JHEP11(2020)129]
Abstract:
It is common lore that Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) in the MS factorization scheme can become negative beyond leading order due to the collinear subtraction which is needed in order to define partonic cross sections. We show that this is in fact not the case and next-to-leading order (NLO) MS PDFs are actually positive in the perturbative regime. In order to prove this, we modify the subtraction prescription, and perform the collinear subtraction in such a way that partonic cross sections remain positive. This defines a factorization scheme in which PDFs are positive. We then show that positivity of the PDFs is preserved when transforming from this scheme to MS, provided only the strong coupling is in the perturbative regime, such that the NLO scheme change is smaller than the LO term.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Deep Inelastic Scattering (Phenomenology); QCD Phenomenology
Elenco autori:
A. Candido, S. Forte, F. Hekhorn
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