Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1995-03-20
Z.Phys.C68:607-624,1995
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
33 pages, Latex, 6 Z-compressed and uuencoded figures
Scientific paper
10.1007/BF01565260
The structure of the general solution of the inhomogeneous evolution equations allows the separation of a photon structure function into perturbative (``anomalous") and non-perturbative contributions. The former part is fully calculable, and can be identified with the high-mass contributions to the dispersion integral in the photon mass. Properly normalized ``state" distributions can be defined, where the $\gamma\to\qqbar$ splitting probability is factored out. These state distributions are shown to be useful in the description of the hadronic event properties, and necessary for a proper eikonalization of jet cross sections. Convenient parametrizations are provided both for the state and for the full anomalous parton distributions. The non-perturbative parts of the parton distribution functions of the photon are identified with the low-mass contributions to the dispersion integral. Their normalizations, as well as the value of the scale $Q_0$ at which the perturbative parts vanish, are fixed by approximating the low-mass contributions by a discrete, finite sum of vector mesons. The shapes of these hadronic distributions are fitted to the available data on $F_2^\gamma(x,Q^2)$. Parametrizations are provided for $Q_0=0.6\,$GeV and $Q_0=2\,$GeV, both in the DIS and the $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ factorization schemes. The full parametrizations are extended towards virtual photons. Finally, the often-used ``FKP-plus-TPC/$2\gamma$" solution for $F_2^\gamma(x,Q^2)$ is commented upon.
Schuler Gerhard A.
Sjostrand Torbjörn
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