Bochum, Univ., Diss., 2005. / Computerdatei im Fernzugriff.

Bochum, University, Diss., 2005.

Thesis--Columbia University. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-211) and index.

A determination of Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) from a global fit to a dataset including measurements from the LHC has been performed for the first time. The determinations have been performed according to the NNPDF methodology, leading to a fit relatively free of parametrisation bias and with an accurate account of PDF uncertainty. In this thesis the importance of QCD measurements at the LHC to PDF extraction are discussed, and we summarise some of the technical difficulties in their inclusion into PDF fits. A number of methods are presented that permit the efficient inclusion of these observables into PDF determinations. Firstly a Bayesian reweighting procedure taking advantage of the Monte Carlo representation of PDF uncertainties in NNPDF sets is discussed. The utility of the Bayesian reweighting method is demonstrated by a study of the impact of early W production asymmetry measurements from ATLAS, CMS and LHCb upon an earlier PDF set. A package for the fast computation of observables in an automated NLO framework is presented, providing an interface between Monte Carlo event generators and NLO interpolation tools. Finally, a new method of combining PDF evolution with interpolating codes for hadronic observable computation is also described. This method largely overcomes the computational difficulties in performing fast perturbative QCD predictions for collider observables. The method has been applied to the determination of PDFs from a global dataset including electroweak vector boson production data from LHCb, ATLAS and CMS along with inclusive jet data from ATLAS. The resulting set, NNPDF2.3 provides the most accurate determination of parton distributions via the NNPDF methodology to date. Finally, the method of closure testing is introduced, and the method is applied to the study of the NNPDF methodology. A number of improvements are found in the minimisation and stopping procedures, which are adopted for the development of the next NNPDF release, NNPDF3.0. Alongside the sounder methodological basis, the NNPDF3.0 PDF set will provide a determination based upon an expanded datfits.

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Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Bremen.

We investigate various aspects of the proton structure in this thesis. The first addresses the distribution of the proton spin among its constituents, quarks and gluons. We derive the framework of distribution functions for these constituents and study the properties of the polarized distributions which describe the spin structure of the proton. A determination of the polarized distributions on the basis of present experimental data is presented and options for future measurements are critically evaluated. A second aspect under consideration is the phenomenology of hard diffractive electron-proton scattering. We show how diffractive interaction and hard scattering can be disentangled and suggest experimental tests for this interpretation. Finally, we illustrate how the knowledge on the proton structure can be used for the computation of observables in proton-antiproton collisions, confirming or extending our knowledge of the physics of elementary particles.

Universiẗat, Diss., 2000--Heidelberg.

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