Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data
Abstract We analyse, in NLO, the physical properties of the discrete eigenvalue solution for the BFKL equation. We show that a set of eigenfunctions with positive eigenvalues, $$ \omega $$ ω , together with a small contribution from a continuum of eigenfunctions with negative $$ \omega $$ ω , provid...
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| author | H. Kowalski L. N. Lipatov D. A. Ross O. Schulz |
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| description | Abstract We analyse, in NLO, the physical properties of the discrete eigenvalue solution for the BFKL equation. We show that a set of eigenfunctions with positive eigenvalues, $$ \omega $$ ω , together with a small contribution from a continuum of eigenfunctions with negative $$ \omega $$ ω , provide an excellent description of high-precision HERA $$F_2$$ F 2 data in the region, $$x<0.001$$ x < 0.001 , $$Q^2 > 6 $$ Q 2 > 6 $$\hbox {GeV}^2$$ GeV 2 . The phases of the eigenfunctions can be obtained from a simple parametrisation of the pomeron spectrum, which has a natural motivation within BFKL. The data analysis shows that the first eigenfunction decouples completely or almost completely from the proton. This suggests that there exists an additional ground state, which is naturally saturated and may have the properties of the soft pomeron. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b6a83b36250427b93ff53fd8941e7da2022-12-21T21:58:07ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60441434-60522017-11-01771111710.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5359-7Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA dataH. Kowalski0L. N. Lipatov1D. A. Ross2O. Schulz3Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYSt. Petersburg State UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of SouthamptonMax Planck Institute for PhysicsAbstract We analyse, in NLO, the physical properties of the discrete eigenvalue solution for the BFKL equation. We show that a set of eigenfunctions with positive eigenvalues, $$ \omega $$ ω , together with a small contribution from a continuum of eigenfunctions with negative $$ \omega $$ ω , provide an excellent description of high-precision HERA $$F_2$$ F 2 data in the region, $$x<0.001$$ x < 0.001 , $$Q^2 > 6 $$ Q 2 > 6 $$\hbox {GeV}^2$$ GeV 2 . The phases of the eigenfunctions can be obtained from a simple parametrisation of the pomeron spectrum, which has a natural motivation within BFKL. The data analysis shows that the first eigenfunction decouples completely or almost completely from the proton. This suggests that there exists an additional ground state, which is naturally saturated and may have the properties of the soft pomeron.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5359-7 |
| spellingShingle | H. Kowalski L. N. Lipatov D. A. Ross O. Schulz Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data |
| title_full | Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data |
| title_fullStr | Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data |
| title_short | Decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete BFKL analysis of high-precision HERA data |
| title_sort | decoupling of the leading contribution in the discrete bfkl analysis of high precision hera data |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5359-7 |
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