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QCD Factorized Drell-Yan Cross Section at Large Transverse Momentum
We derive a new factorization formula in perturbative quantum chromodynamics
for the Drell-Yan massive lepton-pair cross section as a function of the
transverse momentum of the pair. When is much larger than the
pair's invariant mass , this factorization formula systematically resums the
logarithmic contributions of the type to all
orders in the strong coupling . When , our formula yields
the same Drell-Yan cross section as conventional fixed order QCD perturbation
theory. We show that resummation is important when the collision energy
is large enough and , and we argue that perturbative
expansions are more stable and reliable in terms of the modified factorization
formula.Comment: 36 pages, latex, including 16 figure
Virtual photon fragmentation functions
We introduce operator definitions for virtual photon fragmentation functions,
which are needed for reliable calculations of Drell-Yan transverse momentum
() distributions when is much larger than the invariant mass . We
derive the evolution equations for these fragmentation functions. We calculate
the leading order evolution kernels for partons to fragment into a unpolarized
as well as a polarized virtual photon. We find that fragmentation functions to
a longitudinally polarized virtual photon are most important at small , and
the fragmentation functions to a transversely polarized virtual photon dominate
the large region. We discuss the implications of this finding to the
J/ mesons' polarization at large transverse momentum.Comment: Latex, 19 pages including 6 figures. An error in the first version
has been corrected, and references update
Low mass lepton pair production in hadron collisions
The hadroproduction of lepton pairs with mass and transverse momentum
can be described in perturbative QCD by the same partonic subprocesses as
prompt photon production. We demonstrate that, like prompt photon production,
lepton pair production is dominated by quark-gluon scattering in the region
. This leads to sensitivity to the gluon density in kinematical
regimes that are accessible both at collider and fixed target experiments while
eliminating the theoretical and experimental uncertainties present in prompt
photon production.Comment: Talk given by M. Klasen at the International Conference on the
Structure and Interactions of the Photon, PHOTON 99, Freiburg i. Brsg.,
Germany, May 23-27, 1999. To be published in the proceedings. 6 pages, 6
postscript figure
On the B and J/Psi Cross Section Measurements at Ua1 and CDF
We analise the implications of the measurement of and inclusive
\pt\ distributions performed in collisions by the UA1 and CDF
experiments.Comment: 16 pages + 8 topdrawer figs included at the end, Latex, IFUP-TH 2/9
Initial-State Interactions in the Unpolarized Drell-Yan Process
We show that initial-state interactions contribute to the
distribution in unpolarized Drell-Yan lepton pair production and , without suppression. The asymmetry is expressed as a
product of chiral-odd distributions , where the quark-transversity function
is the transverse momentum dependent, light-cone
momentum distribution of transversely polarized quarks in an {\it unpolarized}
proton. We compute this (naive) -odd and chiral-odd distribution function
and the resulting asymmetry explicitly in a quark-scalar diquark
model for the proton with initial-state gluon interaction. In this model the
function equals the -odd (chiral-even) Sivers
effect function . This suggests that the
single-spin asymmetries in the SIDIS and the Drell-Yan process are closely
related to the asymmetry of the unpolarized Drell-Yan process,
since all can arise from the same underlying mechanism. This provides new
insight regarding the role of quark and gluon orbital angular momentum as well
as that of initial- and final-state gluon exchange interactions in hard QCD
processes.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figure
Fragmentation Functions for Lepton Pairs
We calculate the fragmentation function for a light quark to decay into a
lepton pair to leading order in the QCD coupling constant. In the formal
definition of the fragmentation function, a QED phase must be included in the
eikonal factor to guarantee QED gauge invariance. We find that the longitudinal
polarization fraction is a decreasing function of the factorization scale, in
accord with the intuitive expectation that the virtual photon should behave
more and more like a real photon as the transverse momomentum of the
fragmenting quark increases.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, normalization corrected, text abbreviate
Diffractive Deep-Inelastic Scattering
Diffractive deep inelastic events with a large rapidity gap are analyzed by
using a Regge model for the pomeron flux and a gluonic content for the pomeron.
Contrary to the expectations, the simplest assumption for the pomeron
trajectory gives the best agreement with the data on the ratio of diffractive
to the total number of events. In this case the main properties of the model
are described by an analytic expression.Comment: 18 pages (postcript file
Differential Cross Section for Higgs Boson Production Including All-Orders Soft Gluon Resummation
The transverse momentum distribution is computed for inclusive Higgs
boson production at the energy of the CERN Large Hadron Collider. We focus on
the dominant gluon-gluon subprocess in perturbative quantum chromodynamics and
incorporate contributions from the quark-gluon and quark-antiquark channels.
Using an impact-parameter -space formalism, we include all-orders
resummation of large logarithms associated with emission of soft gluons. Our
resummed results merge smoothly at large with the fixed-order
expectations in perturbative quantum chromodynamics, as they should, with no
need for a matching procedure. They show a high degree of stability with
respect to variation of parameters associated with the non-perturbative input
at low . We provide distributions for Higgs boson masses
from to 200 GeV. The average transverse momentum at zero rapidity
grows approximately linearly with mass of the Higgs boson over the range ~GeV. We provide analogous results
for boson production, for which we compute GeV. The
harder transverse momentum distribution for the Higgs boson arises because
there is more soft gluon radiation in Higgs boson production than in
production.Comment: 42 pages, latex, 26 figures. All figures replaced. Some changes in
wording. Published in Phys. Rev. D67, 034026 (2003
Testing J/psi Production and Decay Properties in Hadronic Collisions
The polar and azimuthal angular distributions for the lepton pair arising
from the decay of a J/psi meson produced at transverse momentum p_T balanced by
a photon [or gluon] in hadronic collisions are calculated in the color singlet
model (CSM). It is shown that the general structure of the decay lepton
distribution is controlled by four invariant structure functions, which are
functions of the transverse momentum and the rapidity of the J/psi. We found
that two of these structure functions [the longitudinal and transverse
interference structure functions] are identical in the CSM. Analytical and
numerical results are given in the Collins-Soper and in the Gottfried-Jackson
frame. We present a Monte Carlo study of the effect of acceptance cuts applied
to the leptons and the photon for J/psi+ gamma production at the Tevatron.Comment: 22 pages (LaTeX) plus 11 postscript figures, MAD/PH/822, YUMS94-11.
Figures are available from the authors or as a compressed tar file via
anonymous ftp at phenom.physics.wisc.edu in directory
{}~pub/preprints/madph-94-822-figs.tar.
Recoil and Threshold Corrections in Short-distance Cross Sections
We identify and resum corrections associated with the kinematic recoil of the
hard scattering against soft-gluon emission in single-particle inclusive cross
sections. The method avoids double counting and conserves the flow of partonic
energy. It reproduces threshold resummation for high-p_T single-particle cross
sections, when recoil is neglected, and Q_T-resummation at low Q_T, when
higher-order threshold logarithms are suppressed. We exhibit explicit resummed
cross sections, accurate to next-to-leading logarithm, for electroweak
annihilation and prompt photon inclusive cross sections.Comment: minor modifications of the text, some references added. 51 pages,
LaTeX, 6 figures as eps file
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