Understanding Geometric Scaling at Small x
| dc.creator | Iancu, E. | |
| dc.creator | Itakura, K. | |
| dc.creator | McLerran, L. | |
| dc.date | 2002-05-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:47:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:47:05Z | |
| dc.description | Geometric scaling is a novel scaling phenomenon observed in deep inelastic scattering at small x: the total virtual photon-proton cross section depends upon the two kinematical variables Q^2 and x only via their combination Q^2 R_0^2(x), with R_0^2(x) \propto x^λ. At sufficiently low Q^2, below the saturation scale Q_s^2(x) (a few GeV^2), this phenomenon finds a natural explanation as a property of the Color Glass Condensate, the high-density matter made of saturated gluons. To explain the experimental observation of geometric scaling up to much higher values of Q^2, of the order of 100 GeV^2, we study the solution to the BFKL equation subjected to a saturation boundary condition at Q^2\sim Q_s^2(x). We find that the scaling extends indeed above the saturation scale, within a window 1 < \ln(Q^2/Q_s^2) << \ln(Q_s^2/Λ^2_{\rm QCD}), which is consistent with phenomenology. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 1 figure, uses moriond.sty, included. Talk presented at the XXXVIIth Rencontres de Moriond "QCD and high energy hadronic interactions", Les Arcs, France, March 16-23, 2002 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0205198 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0205198 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/41529 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Understanding Geometric Scaling at Small x | |
| dc.type | text |