Nuclear PDF constraints from p+Pb collisions at the LHC

Abstract
As the current nuclear PDF analyses are mainly constrained by fixed-target Drell-Yan and deeply inelastic scattering data only the quark nuclear modifications at fairly large x values are in a good control. Inclusive pion production in d+Au collisions at RHIC provides some constraints for gluons but due to the limited kinematic reach of the data the gluon modifications remain uncertain especially at small values of x. In this talk, we discuss how the existing data from p+Pb collisions at the LHC can improve the nuclear PDF fits and which measurements would be sensitive to the small-x gluons. In particular, we consider inclusive hadron production, compare this to direct photons, and show estimates of the effect of CMS dijet measurements to the uncertainty of nuclear gluon distributions.
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Format
Conferences Conference paper
Published
2015
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Publisher
Sissa
Original source
http://pos.sissa.it/archive/conferences/247/036/DIS2015_036.pdf
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201512284133Use this for linking
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1824-8039
Conference
International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering and Related Subjects
Language
English
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PoS : Proceedings of Science
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DIS 2015 : the 23rd International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering (DIS) and Related Subjects
Citation
  • Helenius, I., Paukkunen, H., & Eskola, K. (2015). Nuclear PDF constraints from p+Pb collisions at the LHC. In DIS 2015 : the 23rd International Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering (DIS) and Related Subjects. Sissa. PoS : Proceedings of Science, DIS2015, 036. http://pos.sissa.it/archive/conferences/247/036/DIS2015_036.pdf
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