2 research outputs found
Systematics of geometric scaling
Using all available data on the deep-inelastic cross-sections at HERA at
x<0.01, we look for geometric scaling of the form \sigma^{\gamma^*p}(\tau)
where the scaling variable \tau behaves alternatively like \log(Q^2)-\lambda Y,
as in the original definition, or \log(Q^2)-\lambda \sqrt{Y}, which is
suggested by the asymptotic properties of the Balitsky-Kovchegov (BK) equation
with running QCD coupling constant. A ``Quality Factor'' (QF) is defined,
quantifying the phenomenological validity of the scaling and the uncertainty on
the intercept \lambda. Both choices have a good QF, showing that the second
choice is as valid as the first one, predicted for fixed coupling constant. A
comparison between the QCD asymptotic predictions and data is made and the QF
analysis shows that the agreement can be reached, provided going beyond leading
logarithmic accuracy for the BK equation.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
QCD at small x and nucleus-nucleus collisions
At large collision energy sqrt(s) and relatively low momentum transfer Q, one
expects a new regime of Quantum Chromo-Dynamics (QCD) known as "saturation".
This kinematical range is characterized by a very large occupation number for
gluons inside hadrons and nuclei; this is the region where higher twist
contributions are as large as the leading twist contributions incorporated in
collinear factorization. In this talk, I discuss the onset of and dynamics in
the saturation regime, some of its experimental signatures, and its
implications for the early stages of Heavy Ion Collisions.Comment: Plenary talk given at QM2006, Shanghai, November 2006. 8 pages, 8
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