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Main Authors: Jiménez-López, Javier, Newman, Paul R., Wichmann, Katarzyna
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16123
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author Jiménez-López, Javier
Newman, Paul R.
Wichmann, Katarzyna
author_facet Jiménez-López, Javier
Newman, Paul R.
Wichmann, Katarzyna
contents We explore the potential for extracting the longitudinal proton structure function $F_{L}$ at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) through a Rosenbluth separation method. The impacts of differing assumptions on sample sizes, systematic uncertainties and beam energy scenarios are investigated. With a sufficiently large number of centre of mass energy configurations and well-controlled systematics, the EIC will measure $F_{L}$ to an unprecedented precision, even with relatively modest luminosities. The accessible kinematic range complements both fixed target and HERA data. In the most optimistic scenarios, the EIC data will be a highly competitive direct probe of the proton gluon density.
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spellingShingle Prospects for measurements of the longitudinal proton structure function $F_L$ at the Electron Ion Collider
Jiménez-López, Javier
Newman, Paul R.
Wichmann, Katarzyna
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We explore the potential for extracting the longitudinal proton structure function $F_{L}$ at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) through a Rosenbluth separation method. The impacts of differing assumptions on sample sizes, systematic uncertainties and beam energy scenarios are investigated. With a sufficiently large number of centre of mass energy configurations and well-controlled systematics, the EIC will measure $F_{L}$ to an unprecedented precision, even with relatively modest luminosities. The accessible kinematic range complements both fixed target and HERA data. In the most optimistic scenarios, the EIC data will be a highly competitive direct probe of the proton gluon density.
title Prospects for measurements of the longitudinal proton structure function $F_L$ at the Electron Ion Collider
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16123