Global Analyses of Generalized Parton Distributions with Diverse PDF Inputs

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Main Authors: The MMGPDs Collaboration, Irani, Fatemeh, Goharipour, Muhammad, Azizi, K.
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Published: 2026
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author The MMGPDs Collaboration
Irani, Fatemeh
Goharipour, Muhammad
Azizi, K.
author_facet The MMGPDs Collaboration
Irani, Fatemeh
Goharipour, Muhammad
Azizi, K.
contents This paper investigates the crucial role of parton distribution functions (PDFs) in high-energy physics, particularly their impact on the extraction of generalized parton distributions (GPDs) at zero skewness. To this aim, we perform six global analyses of GPDs using different modern PDF sets (\texttt{NNPDF40}, \texttt{CT18}, and \texttt{MSHT20}) at three specific factorization scales ($ μ= 2 $, $ 1.3 $, and $ 1 $ GeV) and different perturbative orders. A wide range of elastic electron scattering data is included in the analysis to constrain GPDs in a broad interval in the momentum transfer squared $ t $. The analyses reveal that the best overall description of experimental data is achieved using \texttt{NNPDF40} PDFs at the next-to-leading order (NLO), with moderate sensitivity to the choice of PDF input, especially in the region of low $ t $. The dependence on the perturbative order is relatively mild, indicating stability in the extraction procedure. We also show that different GPD sets become more consistent at larger $ |t| $ values, with down-quark GPDs experiencing greater suppression than up-quark GPDs. The six extracted GPD sets, available at different scales and perturbative orders, provide valuable resources for future theoretical and phenomenological studies, offering flexibility for researchers in exploring the proton's internal structure.
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spellingShingle Global Analyses of Generalized Parton Distributions with Diverse PDF Inputs
The MMGPDs Collaboration
Irani, Fatemeh
Goharipour, Muhammad
Azizi, K.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Lattice
This paper investigates the crucial role of parton distribution functions (PDFs) in high-energy physics, particularly their impact on the extraction of generalized parton distributions (GPDs) at zero skewness. To this aim, we perform six global analyses of GPDs using different modern PDF sets (\texttt{NNPDF40}, \texttt{CT18}, and \texttt{MSHT20}) at three specific factorization scales ($ μ= 2 $, $ 1.3 $, and $ 1 $ GeV) and different perturbative orders. A wide range of elastic electron scattering data is included in the analysis to constrain GPDs in a broad interval in the momentum transfer squared $ t $. The analyses reveal that the best overall description of experimental data is achieved using \texttt{NNPDF40} PDFs at the next-to-leading order (NLO), with moderate sensitivity to the choice of PDF input, especially in the region of low $ t $. The dependence on the perturbative order is relatively mild, indicating stability in the extraction procedure. We also show that different GPD sets become more consistent at larger $ |t| $ values, with down-quark GPDs experiencing greater suppression than up-quark GPDs. The six extracted GPD sets, available at different scales and perturbative orders, provide valuable resources for future theoretical and phenomenological studies, offering flexibility for researchers in exploring the proton's internal structure.
title Global Analyses of Generalized Parton Distributions with Diverse PDF Inputs
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19432