Speaker
Dr
Juri Fiaschi
(Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Description
Measurements of the forward-backward asymmetry in neutral-current Drell-Yan di-lepton production have primarily been used for determinations of the weak mixing angle $\theta_W$.
We investigate the possibility of using the reconstructed forward-backward asymmetry to place constraints on the determination of the parton distribution functions (PDFs). We perform this study using the open-source QCD platform xFitter. We explore the constraints on the flavour structure of quark distributions and the role of appropriate selection cuts on lepton rapidities both near the Z-boson peak and away from it.
Primary author
Dr
Juri Fiaschi
(Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Co-authors
Elena Accomando
(Southampton University)
Stefano Moretti
(Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB))
Francesco Hautmann
(University of Antwerp (BE))
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