A QCD analysis for nuclear PDFs at NNLO
M. Walt*, I. Helenius and W. Vogelsang
Pre-published on:
August 13, 2019
Published on:
October 04, 2019
Abstract
A new QCD analysis for nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) at next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) is presented. The framework of the analysis, including the form of the parameterization as well as the included DIS data sets, are discussed. The results of this QCD analysis are compared to the existing nPDF sets and to the fitted data. The presented framework is based on an open-source tool, xFITTER, which has been modified to be applicable also for a nuclear PDF analysis. The required modifications are covered as well. Finally, an outlook for the next developments of the QCD analysis for nuclear PDFs is given.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.352.0039
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