QCD Precision Measurements and Structure Function Extraction at a High Statistics, High Energy Neutrino Scattering Experiment: NuSOnG
Abstract
We extend the physics case for a new high-energy, ultra-high statistics neutrino scattering experiment, NuSOnG (Neutrino Scattering On Glass) to address a variety of issues including precision QCD measurements, extraction of structure functions, and the derived Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs). This experiment uses a Tevatron-based neutrino beam to obtain a sample of Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) events which is over two orders of magnitude larger than past samples. We outline an innovative method for fitting the structure functions using a parameterized energy shift which yields reduced systematic uncertainties. High statistics measurements, in combination with improved systematics, will enable NuSOnG to perform discerning tests of fundamental Standard Model parameters as we search for deviations which may hint of "Beyond the Standard Model" physics.
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@article{arxiv.0906.3563,
title = {QCD Precision Measurements and Structure Function Extraction at a High Statistics, High Energy Neutrino Scattering Experiment: NuSOnG},
author = {T. Adams and P. Batra and L. Bugel and L. Camilleri and J. M. Conrad and A. de Gouvêa and P. H. Fisher and J. A. Formaggio and J. Jenkins and G. Karagiorgi and T. R. Kobilarcik and S. Kopp and G. Kyle and W. A. Loinaz and D. A. Mason and R. Milner and R. Moore and J. G. Morfín and M. Nakamura and D. Naples and P. Nienaber and F. I. Olness and J. F. Owens and S. F. Pate and A. Pronin and W. G. Seligman and M. H. Shaevitz and H. Schellman and I. Schienbein and M. J. Syphers and T. M. P. Tait and T. Takeuchi and C. Y. Tan and R. G. Van de Water and R. K. Yamamoto and J. Y. Yu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.3563},
year = {2010}
}
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26 pages, 13 figures