# Parton Distribution Functions, $\alpha_s$ and Heavy-Quark Masses for LHC Run II

## TL;DR

This paper presents a comprehensive global analysis to determine parton distribution functions, the strong coupling constant, and heavy-quark masses at NNLO in QCD, incorporating diverse experimental data and improved theoretical calculations.

## Contribution

It introduces the ABMP16 set of PDFs and provides updated values for $\

## Key findings

- Determined $\\alpha_s^{(n_f=5)}(M_Z) = 0.1147 \\pm 0.0008$
- Incorporated new experimental data from HERA, NOMAD, CHORUS, Tevatron, and LHC
- Improved NNLO approximations for heavy-quark production in DIS and hadro-production

## Abstract

We determine a new set of parton distribution functions (ABMP16), the strong coupling constant $\alpha_s$ and the quark masses $m_c$, $m_b$ and $m_t$ in a global fit to next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in QCD. The analysis uses the $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ scheme for $\alpha_s$ and all quark masses and is performed in the fixed-flavor number scheme for $n_f=3, 4, 5$. Essential new elements of the fit are the combined data from HERA for inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (DIS), data from the fixed-target experiments NOMAD and CHORUS for neutrino-induced DIS, and data from Tevatron and the LHC for the Drell-Yan process and the hadro-production of single-top and top-quark pairs. The theory predictions include new improved approximations at NNLO for the production of heavy quarks in DIS and for the hadro-production of single-top quarks. The description of higher twist effects relevant beyond the leading twist collinear factorization approximation is refined. At NNLO we obtain the value $\alpha_s^{(n_f=5)}(M_Z) = 0.1147 \pm 0.0008$.