Analysis of the internal structure of hadrons using direct photon production

Abstract

Achieving a precise description of the internal structure of hadrons is a hard task, since there are several bottlenecks to obtain theoretical predictions starting from first principles. In order to complement the highly-accurate experiments, it is necessary to use ingenious strategies to impose constraints from the theory side. In this article, we describe how photons can be used to unveil the internal structure of hadrons. Using up-to-date PDFs and FFs, we explore how to describe NLO QCD plus LO QED corrections to hadron plus photon production at colliders.