The effect of variable flavour number scheme variations on PDFs and cross sections

Proceedings of Science

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Thorne, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HADRON COLLIDERS; HEAVY FLAVOURS; LEADING ORDERS; MEAN VALUES; NEXT-TO-LEADING ORDERS; PARTON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PARTON DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84887456850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18248039     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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