125 research outputs found
Unitarity Corrections to the Proton Structure Functions through the Dipole Picture
We study the dipole picture for the description of the deep inelastic
scattering, focusing on the structure functions which are driven directly by
the gluon distribution. One performs estimates using the effective dipole cross
section given by the Glauber-Mueller approach in QCD, which encodes the
corrections due to the unitarity effects associated with the saturation
phenomenon. We also address issues about frame invariance of the calculations
when analysing the observables.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures. Version to be published in Phys. Rev.
Parton Densities in a Nucleon
In this paper we re-analyse the situation with the shadowing corrections (SC)
in QCD for the proton deep inelastic structure functions. We reconsider the
Glauber - Mueller approach for the SC in deep inelastic scattering (DIS) and
suggest a new nonlinear evolution equation. We argue that this equation solves
the problem of the SC in the wide kinematic region where \as \kappa = \as
\frac{3 \pi \as}{2 Q^2R^2} x G(x,Q^2) \leq 1. Using the new equation we
estimate the value of the SC which turn out to be essential in the gluon deep
inelastic structure function but rather small in . We claim that
the SC in is so large that the BFKL Pomeron is hidden under the SC
and cannot be seen even in such "hard" processes that have been proposed to
test it. We found that the gluon density is proportional to in the
region of very small . This result means that the gluon density does not
reach saturation in the region of applicability of the new evolution equation.
It should be confronted with the solution of the GLR equation which leads to
saturation.Comment: latex file 53 pages, 27 figures in eps file
Measurement of the gluon PDF at small x with neutrino telescopes
We analyze the possibility that neutrino telescopes may provide an
experimental determination of the slope lambda of the gluon distribution in the
proton at momentum fractions x smaller than the accelerator reach. The method
is based on a linear relation between lambda and the spectral index (slope) of
the down-going atmospheric muon flux above 100 TeV, for which there is no
background. Considering the uncertainties in the charm production cross section
and in the cosmic ray composition, we estimate the error on the measurement of
lambda through this method, excluding the experimental error of the telescopes,
to be ~ +/- 0.2Comment: 16 pages with 16 figures - new version, comments added, same results
and figure
Quarkonium+ production in coherent hadron - hadron interactions at LHC energies
In this paper we study the ( and )
production in coherent hadron - hadron interactions at LHC energies.
Considering the ultrarelativistic protons as a source of photons, we estimate
the cross section using the
non-relativistic QCD (NRQCD) factorization formalism and considering different
sets of values for the matrix elements. Our results for the total cross sections and rapidity distributions at
and 14 TeV demonstrate that the experimental analysis of the
production at LHC is feasible.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 1 table. Improved version with a new figure.
Version to be published in European Physical Journal
Froissart boundary for deep inelastic structure functions
In this letter we derive the Froissart boundary in QCD for the deep inelastic
structure function in low kinematic region. We show that the comparison of
the Froissart boundary with the new HERA experimental data gives rise to a
challenge for QCD to explain the matching between the deep inelastic scattering
and real photoproduction process.Comment: 10 pages,7 figure
Examining the Support Peer Supporters Provide Using Structural Equation Modeling: Nondirective and Directive Support in Diabetes Management
Background: Little research has examined the characteristics of peer support. Pertinent to such examination may be characteristics such as the distinction between nondirective support (accepting recipients’ feelings and cooperative with their plans) and directive (prescribing “correct” choices and feelings). Purpose: In a peer support program for individuals with diabetes, this study examined (a) whether the distinction between nondirective and directive support was reflected in participants’ ratings of support provided by peer supporters and (b) how nondirective and directive support were related to depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, and Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Methods: Three hundred fourteen participants with type 2 diabetes provided data on depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, and HbA1c before and after a diabetes management intervention delivered by peer supporters. At post-intervention, participants reported how the support provided by peer supporters was nondirective or directive. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlation analyses, and structural equation modeling examined the relationships among reports of nondirective and directive support, depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, and measured HbA1c. Results: CFA confirmed the factor structure distinguishing between nondirective and directive support in participants’ reports of support delivered by peer supporters. Controlling for demographic factors, baseline clinical values, and site, structural equation models indicated that at post-intervention, participants’ reports of nondirective support were significantly associated with lower, while reports of directive support were significantly associated with greater depressive symptoms, altogether (with control variables) accounting for 51% of the variance in depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Peer supporters’ nondirective support was associated with lower, but directive support was associated with greater depressive symptoms
Shadowing Effects on Vector Boson Production
We explore how nuclear modifications to the nucleon structure functions,
shadowing, affect massive gauge boson production in heavy ion collisions at
different impact parameters. We calculate the dependence of , and
production on rapidity and impact parameter to next-to-leading order in
Pb+Pb collisions at 5.5 TeV/nucleon to study quark shadowing at high . We
also compare our Pb+Pb results to the rapidity distributions at 14 TeV.Comment: 25 pages ReVTeX, 12 .eps figures, NLO included, version accepted for
publication in Physical Review
Small-x F_2 Structure Function of a Nucleus Including Multiple Pomeron Exchanges
We derive an equation determining the small-x evolution of the F_2 structure
function of a large nucleus which includes all multiple pomeron exchanges in
the leading logarithmic approximation using Mueller's dipole model. We show
that in the double leading logarithmic limit this evolution equation reduces to
the GLR equation.Comment: REVTeX, 11 pages, 4 figures, few minor changes include
QCD evolution of the gluon density in a nucleus
The Glauber approach to the gluon density in a nucleus, suggested by A.
Mueller, is developed and studied in detail. Using the GRV parameterization for
the gluon density in a nucleon, the value as well as energy and
dependence of the gluon density in a nucleus is calculated. It is shown that
the shadowing corrections are under theoretical control and are essential in
the region of small . They change crucially the value of the gluon density
as well as the value of the anomalous dimension of the nuclear structure
function, unlike of the nucleon one. The systematic theoretical way to treat
the correction to the Glauber approach is developed and a new evolution
equation is derived and solved. It is shown that the solution of the new
evolution equation can provide a selfconsistent matching of ``soft" high energy
phenomenology with ``hard" QCD physics.Comment: 63 pages,psfig.sty,25 pictures in eps.file
The Effect of Shadowing on Initial Conditions, Transverse Energy and Hard Probes in Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
The effect of shadowing on the early state of ultrarelativistic heavy ion
collisions is investigated along with transverse energy and hard process
production, specifically Drell-Yan, , and production. We
choose several parton distributions and parameterizations of nuclear shadowing,
as well as the spatial dependence of shadowing, to study the influence of
shadowing on relevant observables. Results are presented for Au+Au collisions
at GeV and Pb+Pb collisions at TeV.Comment: Submitted to Phys. Rev.
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