Studies of scaling properties in deep inelastic scattering

TL;DR

This paper investigates the scaling behavior of deep inelastic scattering using recent combined structure function data, providing evidence supporting the QCD saturation mechanism via the Balitski Kovchegov equation with running coupling.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive analysis of scaling properties in deep inelastic scattering and presents a direct fit to data inspired by these properties, favoring the QCD saturation model.

Findings

Supports the QCD saturation mechanism from data analysis

Provides a direct fit to structure function data

Favors the Balitski Kovchegov equation with running coupling

Abstract

We study the scaling properties in deep inelastic scattering using the most recent combined structure function data $F_2$ from the H1 and ZEUS collaborations. We also perform a direct fit to the $F_2$ data inspired by the scaling properties. Our analysis favours the QCD saturation mechanism from the Balitski Kovchegiv equation wuth running coupling.