The hard pomeron intercept and the data on the proton unpolarized structure function

TL;DR

This paper estimates the hard pomeron intercept directly from proton unpolarized structure function data, providing a precise value that enhances understanding of high-energy scattering processes.

Contribution

It introduces a method to directly determine the hard pomeron intercept from experimental data, offering a new approach in high-energy QCD analysis.

Findings

Hard pomeron intercept estimated as 0.317 ± 0.028

Provides a direct data-driven estimation method

Enhances understanding of proton structure at high energies

Abstract

It is demonstrated that the hard pomeron intercept value can be estimated directly from the data on the proton unpolarized structure function: $\alpha_{\rm P}^h(0)-1=0.317\pm 0.028$.