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Measurement of the proton structure function F_2 at low x and low Q(2) at HERA
- Source :
- Zeitschrift für Physik. C, Particles and Fields, 69. Springer Verlag
- Publication Year :
- 1996
- Publisher :
- Springer, 1996.
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Abstract
- We report on a measurement of the proton structure function $F_2$ in the range $3.5\times10^{-5}\leq x \leq 4\times10^{-3}$ and 1.5 ${\rm GeV^2} \leq Q^2 \leq15$ ${\rm GeV^2}$ at the $ep$ collider HERA operating at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s} = 300$ ${\rm GeV}$. The rise of $F_2$ with decreasing $x$ observed in the previous HERA measurements persists in this lower $x$ and $Q^2$ range. The $Q^2$ evolution of $F_2$, even at the lowest $Q^2$ and $x$ measured, is consistent with perturbative QCD.<br />29 pages, latex, 6 figures appended as uuencoded file. Author list corrected
- Subjects :
- Particle physics
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Proton
LUND MONTE-CARLO
MUON SCATTERING
FOS: Physical sciences
structure functions
perturbative QCD
01 natural sciences
law.invention
High Energy Physics - Experiment
REGION
Nuclear physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
law
0103 physical sciences
COHERENCE
010306 general physics
Collider
Nuclear Experiment
Physics
DEEP-INELASTIC-SCATTERING
Range (particle radiation)
ZEUS (particle detector)
CONSTRUCTION
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Structure function
High Energy Physics::Phenomenology
Perturbative QCD
ZEUS
ZEUS BARREL CALORIMETER
EP SCATTERING
PARTON DISTRIBUTIONS
QCD CASCADES
HERA
Deep inelastic scattering
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01709739
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift für Physik. C, Particles and Fields, 69. Springer Verlag
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....81fc09c8bc4e1884ce25d678e0655af1