29 May 2018 to 3 June 2018
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center
US/Pacific timezone

Unpolarised Parton Distribution Functions Today: Needs, Achievements and Challenges

1 Jun 2018, 14:00
30m
North Foyer | Joshua Tree Room (Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center)

North Foyer | Joshua Tree Room

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Conference Center

44600 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA 92210, USA

Speaker

Dr Emanuele Roberto Nocera (Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics)

Description

I review recent progress in the determination of the unpolarised parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton. I focus on how the needs for accuracy and precision in current and future programs at high-energy accelerators are addressed in contemporary PDF sets. I discuss the impact on PDFs of the uncertainties coming from the data, the theory and the methodology, and I outline some corresponding challenges in their assessment.
E-mail emanuele.nocera@ed.ac.uk

Primary author

Dr Emanuele Roberto Nocera (Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics)

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