Global QCD Analysis of Pion Parton Distributions Using Threshold Resummation

ORAL

Abstract

We perform the first global QCD analysis on pion valence quark, sea quark, and gluon distributions including threshold resummation on Drell-Yan cross sections within a Bayesian Monte Carlo framework. Various methods of threshold resummation stemming from treatment of the rapidity distribution are applied systematically on the pion-nucleus Drell-Yan observables. We present the results of the large momentum fraction behavior of the valence quark distribution, which differs significantly depending on the method of resummation. In contrast, the momentum fractions of the various distributions are equal within uncertainties regardless of the resummation method.

*This work was supported by the US Department of Energy contract DE-AC05-06OR23177, under which Jefferson Science Associates, LLC operates Jefferson Lab.

Publication: Planned papers, working title: "Global QCD analysis of pion parton distributions with threshold resummation"

Presenters

  • Patrick C Barry

    • Jefferson Lab/Jefferson Science Associat

Authors

  • Patrick C Barry

    • Jefferson Lab/Jefferson Science Associat
  • Chueng-Ryong Ji

    • North Carolina State University
  • Nobuo Sato

    • Jefferson Lab
    • Jefferson Lab/Jefferson Science Associat
  • Wally Melnitchouk

    • Jefferson Lab