Interpretation of electron-proton scattering at low Q^2

dc.creatorAlwall, Johan
dc.creatorIngelman, Gunnar
dc.date2004-02-24
dc.date2004-06-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:31:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:31:34Z
dc.descriptionLow-Q^2 photons do not resolve partons in the proton, which gives problems when applying the deep inelastic scattering formalism, such as an unphysical, negative gluon density extracted from data. Considering instead hadronic fluctuations of the photon, we show that the generalised vector meson dominance model (GVDM) gives a good description of the measured cross section at low Q^2, i.e. reproduces F_2(x,Q^2), using only few parameters with essentially known values. Combining GVDM and parton density functions makes it possible to obtain a good description of F_2 data over the whole range of x and Q^2.
dc.description10 pages, 3 figures. Discussion extended, references added, figures updated with additional results. Accepted for publication in Physics Letters B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0402248
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0402248
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B596:77-83,2004
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2004.06.076
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/197306
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleInterpretation of electron-proton scattering at low Q^2
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