On the role of heavy flavor parton distributions at high energy colliders

dc.creatorGlück, M.
dc.creatorJimenez-Delgado, P.
dc.creatorReya, E.
dc.creatorSchuck, C.
dc.date2008-01-23
dc.date2008-04-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:39:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:39:59Z
dc.descriptionWe compare `fixed flavor number scheme' (FFNS) and `variable flavor number scheme' (VFNS) parton model predictions at high energy colliders. Based on our recent LO- and NLO-FFNS dynamical parton distributions, we generate radiatively two sets of VFNS parton distributions where also the heavy quark flavors h=c,b,t are considered as massless partons within the nucleon. By studying the role of these distributions in the production of heavy particles (h\bar{h}, t\bar{b}, hW^{+-}, Higgs--bosons, etc.) at high energy ep, p\bar{p} and pp colliders, we show that the VFNS predictions are compatible with the FFNS ones (to within about 10-20% at LHC, depending on the process) when the invariant mass of the produced system far exceeds the mass of the participating heavy quark flavor.
dc.description10 pages, 1 table, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3618
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3618
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B664:133-138,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2008.04.063
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/200118
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleOn the role of heavy flavor parton distributions at high energy colliders
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