Study of proton parton distribution functions at high x using ZEUS data
arXiv:2003.08742 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.112009
Abstract
At large values of x the parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton are poorly constrained and there are considerable variations between different global fits. Data at such high x have already been published by the ZEUS Collaboration, but not yet used in PDF extractions. A technique for comparing predictions based on different PDF sets to the observed number of events in the ZEUS data is presented. It is applied to compare predictions from the most commonly used PDFs to published ZEUS data at high Bjorken x. A wide variation is found in the ability of the PDFs to predict the observed results. A scheme for including the ZEUS high-x data in future PDF extractions is discussed.
arXiv comment36 pages, 5 Figures. Additional information showing comparison to more PDF sets can be found https://www-zeus.desy.de/zeus_papers/zeus_papers.html
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