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most citedScience Requirements and Detector Concepts for the Electron-Ion Collider: EIC Yellow Report

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hep-ph2026

Learning Transverse Momentum Distributions from Raw Scattering Events via Conditional Diffusion

Jitao Xu, Christopher Cocuzza, Kevin Braga +3

Extracting transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions (TMD PDFs) from semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (SIDIS) data is a central goal of the nucleon struct…

hep-ph2026

Stability of parton distributions at high : impact of nuclear and power corrections

C. Cocuzza, W. Melnitchouk, N. Sato +1

We present a comprehensive new global QCD analysis of unpolarized parton distribution functions (PDFs) based upon proton, deuteron and data, including the latest inclusiv…

hep-ph2026

Isospin dependence of nuclear EMC effect from global QCD analysis

C. Cocuzza, T. J. Hague, W. Melnitchouk +2

We perform a new global QCD analysis of unpolarized parton distribution functions (PDFs) in the nucleon from proton, deuteron and data, including recent measurements of H…

hep-ph2025

First simultaneous analysis of transverse momentum dependent and collinear parton distributions in the proton

P. C. Barry, A. Prokudin, T. Anderson +9

We present the first simultaneous global QCD analysis of unpolarized transverse momentum dependent (TMD) and collinear parton distribution functions (PDFs) in the proton. Our study…

hep-ph2025

Global QCD analysis of spin PDFs in the proton with high- and lattice constraints

C. Cocuzza, N. T. Hunt-Smith, W. Melnitchouk +2

We perform a comprehensive global QCD analysis of spin-dependent parton distribution functions (PDFs), combining all available data on inclusive and semi-inclusive deep-inelastic s…

hep-ph2025

Comment on "QCD factorization with multihadron fragmentation functions"

D. Pitonyak, C. Cocuzza, A. Metz +2

We make several comments on the recent work in Ref.~\cite{Rogers:2024nhb} while also reaffirming and adding to the work in Ref.~\cite{Pitonyak:2023gjx}. We show that the factorizat…

hep-ph2024

On the resolution of the sign of gluon polarization in the proton

N. T. Hunt-Smith, C. Cocuzza, W. Melnitchouk +3

Recently the possible existence of negative gluon helicity, , has been observed to be compatible with existing empirical constraints, including from jet production in polarized…

hep-ph2023★ 28 cited

First simultaneous global QCD analysis of dihadron fragmentation functions and transversity parton distribution functions

C. Cocuzza, A. Metz, D. Pitonyak +3

We perform a comprehensive study within quantum chromodynamics (QCD) of dihadron observables in electron-positron annihilation, semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering, and proton…

hep-ph2023★ 29 cited

Transversity distributions and tensor charges of the nucleon: extraction from dihadron production and their universal nature

C. Cocuzza, A. Metz, D. Pitonyak +3

We perform the first global quantum chromodynamics (QCD) analysis of dihadron production for a comprehensive set of data in electron-positron annihilation, semi-inclusive deep-inel…

hep-ph2023★ 1 cited

Number density interpretation of dihadron fragmentation functions

D. Pitonyak, C. Cocuzza, A. Metz +2

We present a new quantum field-theoretic definition of fully unintegrated dihadron fragmentation functions (DiFFs) as well as a generalized version for -hadron fragmentation fun…

nucl-ex2022★ 77 cited

Precision Studies of QCD in the Low Energy Domain of the EIC

V. Burkert, L. Elouadrhiri, A. Afanasev +11

The manuscript focuses on the high impact science of the EIC with objective to identify a portion of the science program for QCD precision studies that requires or greatly benefits…

hep-ph2022★ 48 cited

Polarized Antimatter in the Proton from Global QCD Analysis

C. Cocuzza, W. Melnitchouk, A. Metz +1

We present the first simultaneous global QCD analysis of spin-dependent parton distribution functions alongside their spin-averaged counterparts and pion, kaon, and unidentified ha…

hep-ph2021

Bayesian Monte Carlo extraction of sea asymmetry with SeaQuest and STAR data

C. Cocuzza, W. Melnitchouk, A. Metz +1

We perform a global QCD analysis of unpolarized parton distributions within a Bayesian Monte Carlo framework, including the new -lepton production data from the STAR Collaborati…

hep-ph2021★ 16 cited

Revisiting quark and gluon polarization in the proton at the EIC

Y. Zhou, C. Cocuzza, F. Delcarro +3

We present a comprehensive impact study of future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) data for parity-conserving and parity-violating polarization asymmetries on quark and gluon helicity d…

hep-ph2021★ 37 cited

Isovector EMC effect from global QCD analysis with MARATHON data

C. Cocuzza, C. E. Keppel, H. Liu +4

We report the results of a Monte Carlo global QCD analysis of unpolarized parton distribution functions (PDFs), including for the first time constraints from ratios of He to $^…

physics.ins-det2021★ 159 cited

Science Requirements and Detector Concepts for the Electron-Ion Collider: EIC Yellow Report

R. Abdul Khalek, A. Accardi, J. Adam +410

This report describes the physics case, the resulting detector requirements, and the evolving detector concepts for the experimental program at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). The…

hep-ph2020★ 18 cited

Probing Nucleons and Nuclei in High Energy Collisions

Christine A. Aidala, Elke Aschenauer, Fatma Aslan +87

This volume is a collection of contributions for the 7-week program "Probing Nucleons and Nuclei in High Energy Collisions" that was held at the Institute for Nuclear Theory in Sea…

hep-ph2019★ 38 cited

Exploring twist-2 GPDs through quasi-distributions in a diquark spectator model

Shohini Bhattacharya, Christopher Cocuzza, Andreas Metz

Quasi parton distributions (quasi-PDFs) are currently under intense investigation. Quasi-PDFs are defined through spatial correlation functions and are thus accessible in lattice Q…

hep-ph2018★ 51 cited

Generalized quasi parton distributions in a diquark spectator model

Shohini Bhattacharya, Christopher Cocuzza, Andreas Metz

Recently the concept of quasi parton distributions (quasi-PDFs) for hadrons has been proposed. Quasi-PDFs are defined through spatial correlation functions and as such can be compu…