A Screened BFKL Interpretation of $F_2$ in the Exceedingly Small x Limit

Abstract

In this letter we show that the behaviour of $F_2$, at very small $x_B$, agrees with the behaviour expected from the BFKL evolution equation, when screening corrections are included. We obtain a description which is consistent with the data, however, we require the screening corrections to be relatively large (about a quarter of the total DIS cross section). The relation between the screening corrections and the diffractive DIS cross section is discussed.

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