First Measurement of the Photon Structure Function F_2,c^gamma
Richard Nisius (OPAL Collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper reports the first measurement of the photon structure function F_2,c^gamma, revealing a hadron-like component at low x and testing perturbative QCD at large x with notable precision.
Contribution
It provides the first experimental determination of F_2,c^gamma and tests QCD predictions with minimal free parameters.
Findings
Non-zero hadron-like component at low x
Validation of perturbative QCD at large x
Measurement precision around 40%
Abstract
The first measurement of F_2,c^gamma is presented. At low x the measurement indicates a non-zero hadron-like component to F_2,c^gamma. At large x the measurement constitutes a test of perturbative QCD at next-to-leading order, with only m_c and alpha_s as free parameters, with a precision of O(40%).
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