We investigate the impact of parton distribution functions (PDFs) uncertainties on W/Z production at the LHC, concentrating on the strange quark PDF. Additionally we examine the extent to which precise measurements at the LHC can provide additional information on the proton flavor structure.
@article{arxiv.1302.1889,
title = {Strange Quark PDF Uncertainty and its Implications for W/Z Production at the LHC},
author = {A. Kusina and T. Stavreva and S. Berge and F. I. Olness and I. Schienbein and K. Kovarik and T. Jezo and J. Y. Yu and K. Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.1889},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Presented at Light Cone 2012, July 2012, Krakow, Poland, added references