Speaker
Andrey Sapronov
(Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))
Description
We present the HERAFitter project, a unique platform for QCD analyses
of hadron-induced processes in the context of multi-process and
multi-experiment setting. Based on the factorisable nature of the
hadronic cross sections into universal parton distribution functions
(PDFs) and process dependent partonic scattering cross sections,
HERAFitter allows determination of the PDFs from various hard
scattering measurements.
The project successfully encapsulates a wide variety of QCD tools
to facilitate investigations of the experimental data and theoretical
calculations. HERAFitter is the first open source platform which
is optimal for benchmarking studies. It allows for direct comparisons
of various theoretical approaches under the same settings,
a variety of different methodologies in treating of the experimental and
model uncertainties. The growth of HERAFitter benefits from its flexible
modular structure driven by QCD advances.
Primary authors
Ringaile Placakyte
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
Voica Ana Maria Radescu
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))
Co-author
Andrey Sapronov
(Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU))
