Implications of Hadron Collider Observables on Parton Distribution Function Uncertainties
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
Standard parton distribution function sets do not have rigorously quantified uncertainties. In recent years it has become apparent that these uncertainties play an important role in the interpretation of hadron collider data. In this paper, using the framework of statistical inference, we illustrate a technique that can be used to efficiently propagate the uncertainties to new observables, assess the compatibility of new data with an initial fit, and, in case the compatibility is good, include the new data in the fit.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9803393,
title = {Implications of Hadron Collider Observables on Parton Distribution Function Uncertainties},
author = {Walter T. Giele and Stephane Keller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9803393},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
22 pages, 5 figures