Future Diffractive Structure Function Measurements at HERA

TL;DR

This paper discusses future measurements of diffractive structure functions at HERA, reviewing current data, estimating future precision, and exploring the feasibility of measuring various diffractive and related structure functions with improved techniques.

Contribution

It provides a detailed feasibility study and estimates for future diffractive structure function measurements at HERA, including new measurement possibilities and systematic error analysis.

Findings

Current measurement accuracy of $F_2^{D(3)}$

Estimated precision of future measurements

Feasibility of measuring $F_2^{D(4)}$, $F_{2 charm}^{D}$, and related functions

Abstract

The purposes and possibilities of future diffractive structure function measurements at HERA are presented. A review of the current range and accuracy of the measurement of $F_2^{D(3)}(\beta, x_p, Q^2)$ is presented and an estimate of the precision of future measurements is given. A feasibility study is performed on the measurement of the structure functions $F_2^{D(4)}(\beta, x_p, Q^2, t)$, $F_{2 charm}^{D}$, $R^{D(3)}$, $R^{D(4)}$ and $F_L^{p}$. Included in this study are estimates of the integrated luminosity required, the analysis techniques to be employed and values of systematic error that could be expected.