213 research outputs found
Open Charm Production at HERA
Measurements of charmed particle cross sections at HERA in the
photoproduction and deep inelastic regimes are reviewed. The status of the
comparison with perturbative QCD calculations is discussed.Comment: Presented at the Ringberg Workshop on ``New Trends in HERA Physics
2001'' 17-22 June 2001. 12 pages, 11 figure
Structure functions at large x
Structure function data together with other measurements from fixed-target
deep inelastic scattering and hadron-hadron collider experiments which
contribute to our knowledge of the parton density functions are reviewed. The
inclusive cross-section measurements of neutral and charged current
interactions at HERA are presented and their impact on the parton density
functions is discussed. Future prospects for an improved knowledge of the
parton density functions at large x are briefly mentioned.Comment: Invited talk given at the workshop on ``New Trends in HERA Physics
2001'', Ringberg castle, Germany, June 17-22, 200
Production of J/psi Mesons at HERA
Inelastic and diffractive production of J/psi mesons at HERA is reviewed. The
data on inelastic photoproduction are described well within errors by the
Colour Singlet Model in next-to-leading order. A search for colour octet
processes predicted within the NRQCD/factorisation approach is conducted in
many regions of phase space. No unambiguous evidence has been found to date.
Diffractive elastic production of J/psi mesons has been measured in the limit
of photoproduction up to the highest photon proton center of mass energies. The
increase of the cross section is described by pQCD models. At larger Q^2, the W
dependence is found to be similar to that observed in photoproduction. First
analyses of data at high t yield a powerlike dependence on |t|. A LO BFKL
calculation gives a good description of the data.Comment: 14 pages, 12 figures, contribution to Ringberg 200
Momentum Spectra in the Current Region of the Breit Frame in Deep Inelastic Scattering at HERA
The production of charged particles has been measured in deep inelastic
scattering (DIS) with the ZEUS detector. The evolution of the moments of the
scaled momenta distributions in and has been investigated in the
current fragmentation region of the Breit frame. The results in the current
region are compared to data and QCD analytical calculations. The
results are consistent with the universality of single-particle spectra in DIS
and annihilation at high The results at low disagree with
analytical calculations based on the modified leading log approximation (MLLA)
and local parton hadron duality (LPHD).Comment: 3 pages. 1 postscript figure + 1 postscript preprint logo + 1 LaTeX
file + 1 style fil
Jet shapes in ep collisions at HERA
New measurements of the jet shape in ep collisions at HERA using the
k_T-cluster jet algorithm are presented.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures; plenary talk given at the 3rd UK Phenomenology
Workshop on HERA Physics, Durham, UK, September 199
Deep Inelastic Scattering at HERA
Results from the H1 and ZEUS experiments at HERA on deep inelastic scattering
are reviewed. The data lead to a consistent picture of a steep rise in the F_2
structure function and in the gluon density within the proton. Important new
information on the partonic structure of diffraction is emerging from H1 and
ZEUS. The space-like region in which the weak and electromagnetic interactions
become of equal strength is being explored for the first time. A possible
excess of events at high x and Q^2 compared to the expectations of the Standard
Model has been observed in both experiments.Comment: 80 pages, 42 figure
The pion structure function and jet production in
Despite its theoretical and practical importance, the pion structure is still
badly constrained, particularly at low and in the sea-quark and gluon
sectors. Recently ZEUS have presented data on dijet photoproduction with a
leading neutron, which is dominated by slightly off-shell pion exchange and can
be used to constrain the pion densities down to . We
compare a recent NLO calculation to the ZEUS data and find that the lower gluon
densities of SMRS seem to be preferred by the data. Theoretical uncertainties,
in particular from the pion flux, are discussed in some detail.Comment: Talk presented at the Ringberg Workshop on ``New Trends in HERA
Physics 2001''. 12 pages, 10 postscript figure
Open Heavy Flavor Production in QCD -- Conceptual Framework and Implementation Issues
Heavy flavor production is an important QCD process both in its own right and
as a key component of precision global QCD analysis. Apparent disagreements
between fixed-flavor scheme calculations of b-production rate with experimental
measurements in hadro-, lepto-, and photo-production provide new impetus to a
thorough examination of the theory and phenomenology of this process. We review
existing methods of calculation, and place them in the context of the general
PQCD framework of Collins. A distinction is drawn between scheme dependence and
implementation issues related to quark mass effects near threshold. We point
out a so far overlooked kinematic constraint on the threshold behavior, which
greatly simplifies the variable flavor number scheme. It obviates the need for
the elaborate existing prescriptions, and leads to robust predictions. It can
facilitate the study of current issues on heavy flavor production as well as
precision global QCD analysis.Comment: 13 pages, 10 figures, Proceedings of Ringberg Workshop: New Trends in
HERA Physics 2001, Munich, German
Bayesian model comparison applied to the Explorer-Nautilus 2001 coincidence data
Bayesian reasoning is applied to the data by the ROG Collaboration, in which
gravitational wave (g.w.) signals are searched for in a coincidence experiment
between Explorer and Nautilus. The use of Bayesian reasoning allows, under well
defined hypotheses, even tiny pieces of evidence in favor of each model to be
extracted from the data. The combination of the data of several experiments can
therefore be performed in an optimal and efficient way. Some models for
Galactic sources are considered and, within each model, the experimental result
is summarized with the likelihood rescaled to the insensitivity limit value
(`` function''). The model comparison result is given in in terms of
Bayes factors, which quantify how the ratio of beliefs about two alternative
models are modified by the experimental observationComment: 16 pages, 4 figures. Presented at the GWDAW2002 conference, held in
Kyoto on Dec.,2002. This version includes comments by the referees of CQG,
which has accepted the paper for pubblication in the special issue of the
conference. In particular, note that in Eq. 12 there was a typeset error. As
suggested by one of the referees, a uniform prior in Log(alpha) has also been
considere
Heavy-Flavour Production at HERA
We review the theoretical and experimental status of heavy-flavour production
at HERA. The results presented include some outstanding issues in charm and
beauty photoproduction, charm production in DIS and quarkonium production.Comment: LaTeX, 21 pages, 13 Postscript figures. Summary of the working group
on `Heavy Flavour Physics' at the 3rd UK Phenomenology Workshop on HERA
Physics, Durham, UK, 20 -- 25 September 1998. To appear in the proceeding
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