Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2010-07-22
Eur.Phys.J.C71:1665,2011
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
32 pages, 2 figures; version to appear in Eur. Phys. J. C
Scientific paper
10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1665-7
Using methods from effective field theory, an exact all-order expression for the Drell-Yan cross section at small transverse momentum is derived directly in q_T space, in which all large logarithms are resummed. The anomalous dimensions and matching coefficients necessary for resummation at NNLL order are given explicitly. The precise relation between our result and the Collins-Soper-Sterman formula is discussed, and as a by-product the previously unknown three-loop coefficient A^(3) is obtained. The naive factorization of the cross section at small transverse momentum is broken by a collinear anomaly, which prevents a process-independent definition of x_T-dependent parton distribution functions. A factorization theorem is derived for the product of two such functions, in which the dependence on the hard momentum transfer is separated out. The remainder factors into a product of two functions of longitudinal momentum variables and x_T^2, whose renormalization-group evolution is derived and solved in closed form. The matching of these functions at small x_T onto standard parton distributions is calculated at O(alpha_s), while their anomalous dimensions are known to three loops.
Becher Thomas
Neubert Matthias
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