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    New Parton Distribution Functions for the Photon

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    We present new improved parton distributions for the photon. We fit {\bf all} available data on the photon structure function, F2γ(x,Q2)F^{\gamma}_{2}(x,Q^2), with Q23Q^2\ge 3 GeV2^2, in order to determine the quark distributions. We also pay particular attention to the gluon distribution in the photon, gγ(x,Q2)g^{\gamma}(x,Q^2), which has been poorly constrained in earlier analyses which only include structure function data. We use large pTp_T jet production in γγ\gamma \gamma collisions from TRISTAN to constrain gγg^\gamma . We also see what information can be gleaned from γp\gamma p collisions at HERA on gγg^{\gamma} and on the quark distributions at large xx, where there are no structure function data. We review future prospects of elucidating the parton distributions of the photon.Comment: 33 pages, 8 figures, uses eps
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