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The combined measurements of proton's structure functions in deeply inelastic scattering at the HERA collider provide high-precision data capable of constraining parton density functions over a wide range of the kinematic variables. We…
We present non-linear corrections (NLC) to the distribution functions at low values of $x$ and $Q^{2}$ using the parametrization $F_{2}(x,Q^{2})$ and $F_{L}(x,Q^{2})$. We use a direct method to extract non-linear corrections to the ratio of…
Using the QCD dipole picture of the hard BFKL Pomeron, we perform a 3 parameter fit analysis of the recent inclusive structure function experimental measurements at small-$x$ and intermediate $Q^2$. As a byproduct, the longitudinal…
We present a method to extract, in the leading and next-to-leading order approximations, the longitudinal deep-inelastic scattering structure function FL(x,Q2) from the experimental data by relying on a Froissart-bounded parametrization of…
The longitudinal structure function FL(x,Q2) is extracted at low values of the Bjorken variable x from the Berger-Block-Tan parametrization of F2(x,Q2). The obtained FL(x,Q2) does not violate the high-energy asymptotic Froissart boundary…
The logarithmic and constant contributions to the Wilson coefficient of the longitudinal heavy quark structure function to $O(\alpha_s^3)$ are calculated using mass factorization techniques in Mellin space. The small $x$ behaviour of the…
New results from the H1 and ZEUS collaborations on the measurement of cross-sections at very high Q^2 (up to 25000 GeV^2) and on the proton structure function F_2(x,Q^2) for momentum transfers squared Q^2 >= 1.5 GeV^2 and Bjorken x >= 3.5…
We present a set of formulas to extract the longitudinal structure function from the proton structure function and its derivatives with respect to lnQ2 in the next-to-next-to-leading order of the perturbative theory at low x based on a hard…
I present a calculation of structure functions at leading order which includes an unambiguous inclusion of the leading ln(1/x) terms for each power of alpha_s, and also the correct effects due to the mass of the charm and bottom quarks. I…
We use the recent estimates of NNLO splitting functions, made by van Neerven and Vogt, to perform exploratory fits to deep inelastic and related hard scattering data. We investigate the hierarchy of parton distributions obtained at LO, NLO…
We present the results of an analytic next--to--next--to leading order QCD calculation of the non--singlet anomalous dimension $\gamma_{\rm NS}^+(N)$ and the coefficient functions $C_{2,L}(N)$ associated to the deeply inelastic structure…
The available data on $F_L$ suggest the existence of unexpected large higher twist contributions. We use the $1/N_f$ expansion to analyze the renormalon contribution to the coefficient function of the longitudinal structure function…
We study the global Q^2 dependence of large x, F_2 nucleon structure function data, with the aim of providing a perturbative-QCD based, quantitative analysis of parton-hadron duality. As opposed to previous analyses at fixed x, we use a…
The ZEUS and H1 collaborations have made the first direct measurements of the longitudinal proton structure function, FL, which is strongly correlated to the gluon density in the proton. The ZEUS collaboration have also extracted the…
We perform a numerical study of the QCD corrections to the structure function $F_L(x,Q^2)$ in the HERA energy range. The $K$--factors are of $O(30%)$ and larger in parts of the kinematic range. The relative corrections to…
Power corrections both to the strong coupling constant and to the structure function itself are estimated on the basis of the LO, NLO and NNLO QCD analysis of $xF_3$ structure function data. The sign of correction to the coupling constant…
We calculate DIS-scheme splitting and coefficient functions for electromagnetic deep inelastic scattering with small x resummations, as given by the NLL BFKL equation with running coupling and approximate NLL resummed impact factors. The…
First attempts are described to determine the unintegrated Parton Density Function of the gluon from a fit to measurements of the structure function $F_2(x,Q^2)$ and also $F_2^c(x,Q^2)$ measured at HERA. Reasonable descriptions of both…
We make predictions for the diffractive longitudinal structure function F_L^D to be measured at HERA, based on DGLAP fits of diffractive parton distributions with twist--4 contribution. This contribution describes diffractive qqbar…
We critically analyse the data available on the reduced cross-section in deeply inelastic $e p$ scattering from the H1 collaboration at HERA. We use available data on the longitudinal structure function to deduce the nature of $\d F_2/\d\ln…