Unified Picture of DIS and Diffractive DIS

Abstract

The QCD dipole picture allows to build an unified theoretical description -based on BFKL dynamics- of the total and diffractive nucleon structure functions. We use a four parameter fit to describe the 1994 H1 proton structure function F2 data in the low x, moderate Q2 range. Without any additional parameter, the gluon density and the longitudinal structure functions are predicted. The diffractive dissociation processes are discussed within the same framework, and a new 6 parameter fit of the 1994 H1 data is performed which leads to a comprehensive description of F2D(3).