Choosing the Factorization Scale in Perturbative QCD

Details Choosing the Factorization Scale in Perturbative QCD Choosing the Factorization Scale in Perturbative QCD

2007-03-14

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0703156v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

25 pages, 18 figures

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We define the collinear factorization scheme, which absorbs only the collinear physics into the parton distribution functions. In order to isolate the collinear physics, we introduce a procedure to combine real and virtual corrections, canceling infrared singularities prior to integration. In the collinear scheme, the factorization scale $\mu$ has a simple physical interpretation as a collinear cutoff. We present a method for choosing the factorization scale and apply it to the Drell-Yan process; we find $\mu \approx Q/2$, where $Q$ is the vector-boson invariant mass. We show that, for a wide variety of collision energies and $Q$, the radiative corrections are small in the collinear scheme for this choice of factorization scale.

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