5–7 May 2014
University of Pittsburgh
US/Eastern timezone

HERAFITTER: an open source QCD fit program.

6 May 2014, 17:15
15m
Benedum Hall G26 (University of Pittsburgh)

Benedum Hall G26

University of Pittsburgh

QCD

Speaker

Alexander Glazov (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

Description

We present the HERAFITTER project which provides a framework for QCD analyses related to the proton structure in the context of multi-processes and multi-experiments. Based on the concept of factorisable nature of the cross sections into universal parton distribution functions (PDFs) and process dependent partonic scattering cross sections, HERAFitter allows determination of PDFs from the various hard scattering measurements. Here we report a set of parton distribution functions determined with the HERAFitter program using HERA data and preserving correlations between uncertainties for the LO, NLO and NNLO sets. The sets are used to study uncertainties for ratios of cross sections calculated at different order in QCD. A reduction of overall theoretical uncertainty is observed in this case.

Author

Alexander Glazov (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE))

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