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author SeaQuest Collaboration
Leung, C. H.
Dove, J.
Nagai, K.
Nakano, K.
Prasad, S.
Tadepalli, A. S.
Aidala, C. A.
Arrington, J.
Ayuso, C.
Barker, C. L.
Chang, W. C.
Chen, A.
Christian, D. C.
Dannowitz, B. P.
Fassi, L. El
Geesaman, D. F.
Gilman, R.
Goto, Y.
Guo, R. S.
Guo, L.
Hague, T. J.
Holt, R. J.
Hossain, M. F.
Isenhower, L. D.
Kinney, E. R.
Klein, A.
Kleinjan, D.
Lin, P. -J.
Liu, K.
Liu, M. X.
Lorenzon, W.
McClellan, R. E.
McGaughey, P. L.
Medeiros, M. M.
Miyachi, Y.
Miyasaka, S.
Morton, D. H.
Nakahara, K.
Peng, J. C.
Puckett, A. J. R.
Pun, A.
Ramson, B. J.
Reimer, P. E.
Rubin, J. G.
Sanftl, F.
Sawada, S.
Sawada, T.
Scott, M. B. C.
Shibata, T. -A.
Su, D. -S.
Teo, M.
Towell, R.
Uemura, S.
Wang, S. G.
Wu, J.
Wuerfel, N.
Ye, Z. H.
author_facet SeaQuest Collaboration
Leung, C. H.
Dove, J.
Nagai, K.
Nakano, K.
Prasad, S.
Tadepalli, A. S.
Aidala, C. A.
Arrington, J.
Ayuso, C.
Barker, C. L.
Chang, W. C.
Chen, A.
Christian, D. C.
Dannowitz, B. P.
Fassi, L. El
Geesaman, D. F.
Gilman, R.
Goto, Y.
Guo, R. S.
Guo, L.
Hague, T. J.
Holt, R. J.
Hossain, M. F.
Isenhower, L. D.
Kinney, E. R.
Klein, A.
Kleinjan, D.
Lin, P. -J.
Liu, K.
Liu, M. X.
Lorenzon, W.
McClellan, R. E.
McGaughey, P. L.
Medeiros, M. M.
Miyachi, Y.
Miyasaka, S.
Morton, D. H.
Nakahara, K.
Peng, J. C.
Puckett, A. J. R.
Pun, A.
Ramson, B. J.
Reimer, P. E.
Rubin, J. G.
Sanftl, F.
Sawada, S.
Sawada, T.
Scott, M. B. C.
Shibata, T. -A.
Su, D. -S.
Teo, M.
Towell, R.
Uemura, S.
Wang, S. G.
Wu, J.
Wuerfel, N.
Ye, Z. H.
contents The Fermilab E906/SeaQuest collaboration performed measurements of the Drell-Yan process using 120 GeV proton beams bombarding liquid hydrogen and liquid deuterium targets. A combined analysis of all collected data was performed to obtain the final results for the $σ_{pd}/2σ_{pp}$ Drell-Yan cross section ratio covering the kinematic region of $0.13 < x < 0.45$. The $x$-dependencies of $\bar{d}\left(x\right) / \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ and $\bar{d}\left(x\right) - \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ are extracted from these cross section ratios. It is found that $\bar{d}\left(x\right)$ is greater than $\bar{u}\left(x\right)$ over the entire measured $x$ range, with improved statistical accuracy compared to previous measurements. The new results on $\bar{d}\left(x\right) / \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ and $\bar{d}\left(x\right) - \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ are compared to various parton distribution functions and theoretical calculations.
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spellingShingle Final SeaQuest results on the flavor asymmetry of the proton light-quark sea with proton-induced Drell-Yan process
SeaQuest Collaboration
Leung, C. H.
Dove, J.
Nagai, K.
Nakano, K.
Prasad, S.
Tadepalli, A. S.
Aidala, C. A.
Arrington, J.
Ayuso, C.
Barker, C. L.
Chang, W. C.
Chen, A.
Christian, D. C.
Dannowitz, B. P.
Fassi, L. El
Geesaman, D. F.
Gilman, R.
Goto, Y.
Guo, R. S.
Guo, L.
Hague, T. J.
Holt, R. J.
Hossain, M. F.
Isenhower, L. D.
Kinney, E. R.
Klein, A.
Kleinjan, D.
Lin, P. -J.
Liu, K.
Liu, M. X.
Lorenzon, W.
McClellan, R. E.
McGaughey, P. L.
Medeiros, M. M.
Miyachi, Y.
Miyasaka, S.
Morton, D. H.
Nakahara, K.
Peng, J. C.
Puckett, A. J. R.
Pun, A.
Ramson, B. J.
Reimer, P. E.
Rubin, J. G.
Sanftl, F.
Sawada, S.
Sawada, T.
Scott, M. B. C.
Shibata, T. -A.
Su, D. -S.
Teo, M.
Towell, R.
Uemura, S.
Wang, S. G.
Wu, J.
Wuerfel, N.
Ye, Z. H.
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
The Fermilab E906/SeaQuest collaboration performed measurements of the Drell-Yan process using 120 GeV proton beams bombarding liquid hydrogen and liquid deuterium targets. A combined analysis of all collected data was performed to obtain the final results for the $σ_{pd}/2σ_{pp}$ Drell-Yan cross section ratio covering the kinematic region of $0.13 < x < 0.45$. The $x$-dependencies of $\bar{d}\left(x\right) / \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ and $\bar{d}\left(x\right) - \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ are extracted from these cross section ratios. It is found that $\bar{d}\left(x\right)$ is greater than $\bar{u}\left(x\right)$ over the entire measured $x$ range, with improved statistical accuracy compared to previous measurements. The new results on $\bar{d}\left(x\right) / \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ and $\bar{d}\left(x\right) - \bar{u}\left(x\right)$ are compared to various parton distribution functions and theoretical calculations.
title Final SeaQuest results on the flavor asymmetry of the proton light-quark sea with proton-induced Drell-Yan process
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17564