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We have presented the results of our next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) QCD analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nuclear PDFs) [Phys. Rev. D 93 (2016) 014026, arXiv:1601.00939 [hep-ph]] using all available neutral current…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-12-17 S. Atashbar Tehrani

To advance the transparency of learning machines such as Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), the field of Explainable AI (XAI) was established to provide interpretations of DNNs' predictions. While different explanation techniques exist, a popular…

We present new sets of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) at next-to-leading order (NLO) and next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO). Our analyses are based on deeply inelastic scattering data with charged-lepton and neutrino beams…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-12-17 Marina Walt , Ilkka Helenius , Werner Vogelsang

We present a determination of the parton distributions of the nucleon from a global set of hard scattering data using the NNPDF methodology: NNPDF2.0. Experimental data include deep-inelastic scattering with the combined HERA-I dataset,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-20 Richard D. Ball , Luigi Del Debbio , Stefano Forte , Alberto Guffanti , Jose I. Latorre , Juan Rojo , Maria Ubiali

In this contribution we present a status report on the recent progress towards an analysis of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) using the NNPDF methodology. We discuss how the NNPDF fitting approach can be extended to account…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2018-11-15 Rabah Abdul Khalek , Jacob J. Ethier , Juan Rojo

We present a new set of parton distribution functions (PDFs) based on a fully global dataset and machine learning techniques: NNPDF4.0. We expand the NNPDF3.1 determination with 44 new datasets, mostly from the LHC. We derive a novel…

We present the first unbiased determination of parton distribution functions (PDFs) with electroweak corrections. The aim of this thesis is to provide an exhaustive description of the theoretical framework and the technical implementation…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-09-03 Stefano Carrazza

Existing point cloud semantic segmentation networks cannot identify unknown classes and update their knowledge, due to a closed-set and static perspective of the real world, which would induce the intelligent agent to make bad decisions. To…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-24 Jinfeng Xu , Siyuan Yang , Xianzhi Li , Yuan Tang , Yixue Hao , Long Hu , Min Chen

We discuss the statistical properties of parton distributions within the framework of the NNPDF methodology. We present various tests of statistical consistency, in particular that the distribution of results does not depend on the…

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI) has the potential to enhance the transparency and trust of AI-based systems. Although accurate predictions can be made using Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), the process used to arrive at such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Bhushan Atote , Victor Sanchez

We present a new methodology that is able to yield a simultaneous determination of the Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) of the proton alongside any set of parameters that determine the theory predictions; whether within the Standard…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2022-05-12 Shayan Iranipour , Maria Ubiali

We present progress towards a unified framework enabling the simultaneous determination of the parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the proton, deuteron, and nuclei up to lead $(^{208}\rm{Pb})$. Our approach is based on the integration…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-07-13 Tanjona Rabemananjara

We used interpretable machine learning to combine information from multiple heterogeneous spectra: X-ray absorption near-edge spectra (XANES) and atomic pair distribution functions (PDFs) to extract local structural and chemical…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-04-14 Tanaporn Na Narong , Zoe N. Zachko , Steven B. Torrisi , Simon J. L. Billinge

Accurate Standard Model predictions of proton-proton collisions are essential for interpreting the current and forthcoming experimental measurements from high-energy colliders. The quest for physics beyond the Standard Model is in fact…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-04-09 Giacomo Magni

Perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) ceases to be applicable at low interaction energies due to the rapid increase of the strong coupling. In that limit, the non-perturbative regime determines the properties of quarks and gluons…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-06 Rabah Abdul Khalek

We present preliminary results on the determination of spin-dependent, or polarised, Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) from all relevant inclusive polarised DIS data. The analysis is performed within the NNPDF approach, which provides a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-06-26 Emanuele R. Nocera , Stefano Forte , Giovanni Ridolfi , Juan Rojo

We present NNPDF3.0, the first set of parton distribution functions (PDFs) determined with a methodology validated by a closure test. NNPDF3.0 uses a global dataset including HERA-II deep-inelastic inclusive cross-sections, the combined…

We present new parton distribution functions (PDFs) up to next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) from the CTEQ-TEA global analysis of quantum chromodynamics. These differ from previous CT PDFs in several respects, including the use of data…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-03-09 Sayipjamal Dulat , Tie Jiun Hou , Jun Gao , Marco Guzzi , Joey Huston , Pavel Nadolsky , Jon Pumplin , Carl Schmidt , Daniel Stump , C. P. Yuan

We provide an analysis of the x-dependence of the bare unpolarized, helicity and transversity iso-vector parton distribution functions (PDFs) from lattice calculations employing (maximally) twisted mass fermions. The x-dependence of the…

We revise the relation between Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) and matrix elements computable from lattice QCD, focusing on the quasi-Parton Distribution Functions (qPDFs) approach. We exploit the relation between PDFs and qPDFs in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2020-01-08 Krzysztof Cichy , Luigi Del Debbio , Tommaso Giani