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31 July 2017 to 4 August 2017
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PDF Flavor Determination with LHC W/Z production

31 Jul 2017, 10:45
30m
Racetrack (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Racetrack

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Presentation QCD QCD

Speaker

Prof. Fredrick Olness (SMU)

Description

We use nCTEQ15 nPDFs with uncertainties to identify measurements which have a potential impact on nuclear corrections and flavor differentiation. In particular, recent LHC W/Z vector boson production data in proton-lead and lead-lead collisions are quite sensitive to heavier flavors (especially the strange PDF). This complements the information from neutrino-DIS data. As the proton flavor determination is dependent on nuclear corrections (from heavy target DIS, for example), this information can also help improve proton PDFs.

Primary author

Prof. Fredrick Olness (SMU)

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