Recent progress in transverse momentum dependent (TMD) Parton Densities and corresponding parton showers
Abstract
The parton branching method is crucial for Monte Carlo generators, which are essential for high-energy physics predictions. We examine the impact of soft gluons on inclusive collinear and Transverse Momentum Dependent (TMD) parton densities. By applying the Parton-Branching (PB) method, we identify the non-perturbative Sudakov form factor with the integration range z 1, which is often neglected in collinear parton shower approaches. The significance of soft gluons is demonstrated through the transverse momentum spectrum of Drell-Yan lepton pairs, resulting in an intrinsic-kt distribution width that remains independent of (s), contrary to observations in collinear parton shower approaches. This behavior is attributed to the non-perturbative Sudakov form factor.
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