Soft gluon effects in the extraction of higher twists at large Bjorken x
Abstract
Existing data on the (unpolarised) transverse structure function of the proton are analyzed for large values of the Bjorken variable x. The leading-twist and a phenomenological higher-twist contributions are simultaneously determined from a power correction analysis of the Nachtmann moments for values of the squared four-momentum transfer between ~ 1 and 20 (GeV/c)**2. The results obtained adopting the next-to-leading order approximation and those including the effects of soft gluon resummation are compared. The sensitivity of the extraction of large-x higher twists to high-order radiative corrections as well as to the value of alphas(MZ) is illustrated.
Turn this paper into a full lesson
ArcXiv compiles a staged curriculum from this paper: 8-12 lessons across beginner → advanced, synthesised section guides, visuals, flashcards, a quiz, exercises, and on-demand deep dives per section. Grounded in the abstract, never invented.