Determining the gluon distributions in the proton and photon from two-jet production at HERA

J. R. Forshaw, R. G. Roberts

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    Abstract

    Two-jet production from the direct photon contribution at HERA is a sensitive measure of the small-x gluon in the proton. We propose measurements of ratios of the jet cross-sections which will clearly distinguish between gluons with or without singular behaviour at small x. Furthermore, we show that analogous ratio measurements for the resolved photon contribution provide a sensitive way of determining the gluon distribution in the photon.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)539-543
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume319
    Issue number4
    Publication statusPublished - 1993

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