We present a global determination of parton distribution functions (PDFs) that accounts for higher twist corrections in deep-inelastic scattering (DIS) and linear power corrections for single inclusive jet and dijet production data from the LHC. We determine these corrections and their associated correlated uncertainties using a methodology based on the theory covariance formalism, previously used to account for nuclear uncertainties and missing higher order uncertainties (MHOUs) in global PDF determinations. We then study the impact of the power corrections on the extracted PDFs, and demonstrate an improved description of the data due to a reduced sensitivity to DIS data in the low-x region where higher twist uncertainties are relatively large, and a reduced sensitivity to single inclusive jet data at relatively low pT, where linear power corrections can be significant. Finally, we assess the impact of power corrections on observables relevant to LHC phenomenology, including Higgs production via gluon fusion, and the determination of αs. We find that these effects, while small, can be significant, improving perturbative convergence.
@article{arxiv.2511.14387,
title = {Parton distributions with higher twist and jet power corrections},
author = {Richard D. Ball and Amedeo Chiefa and Roy Stegeman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.14387},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
24 pages, 12 figures: version accepted for publication