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Nuclear parton distributions and structure functions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19540306
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

BENTZ Wolfgang  Tokai University, 理学部, 教授 (20168769)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 矢崎 紘一  独立行政法人理化学研究所, 延與放射線研究室, 客員主管研究員 (60012382)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) YAZAKI Koichi  独立行政法人理化学研究所, 延興放射線研究室, 客員主管研究員 (60012382)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsハドロン物理学 / クォーク / クォーク有効理論 / 構造関数 / 媒質効果 / 破砕関数 / パートン分布 / ニュートリノ散乱 / パリティー保存の破れ / 有効クォーク模型 / 深非弾性散乱 / transversity
Research Abstract

The parton distributions and structure function of a nucleon bound in the nucleus are different from the case of a free nucleon. We assessed these medium effects quantitatively, and performed calculations for several nuclear targets. We also evaluated the fragmentation functions, which describe meson production in deep inelastic scattering processes.
For our model calculations, we used the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio (NJL) model to describe the nucleon as a 3-quark bound state. Nuclear matter and finite nuclei were described in the mean field approximation, taking into account the internal quark structure of the nucleons. The parton distributions in the nuclear medium were obtained by a convolution of the parton distributions in the single nucleon and the nucleon distributions in the medium. Using this method, we predicted the spin-dependent parton distributions for several nuclei, and pointed out the importance of medium modifications. We also assessed the flavor dependence of the nuclear parton distributions, and applied our results to deep inelastic neutrino scattering from nuclear targets (NuTeV experiment) and parity-violating electron scattering. One of our main conclusions was that the famous problem of the NuTeV anomaly can be solved by taking into account the medium modifications of parton distributions.
For the description of the fragmentation functions we also used the NJL model. We described pion production in semi-inclusive high energy scattering processes, taking into account the multifragmentation processes in the framework of the jet-model. We compared our results with recent analyses of semi-inclusive pion production data, and pointed out the important role of the multifragmentation processes.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (33 results)

All 2010 2009 2008 2007

All Journal Article (19 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results) Presentation (14 results)

  • [Journal Article] The NJL-jet model for quark fragmentation functions2009

    • Author(s)
      T. Ito, W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D 80

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Isovector EMC effect and the NuTeV anomaly.2009

    • Author(s)
      I.C. Cloet, W. Bentz, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters 102

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] EMC effect for parity-violating DIS.2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 42

      Pages: 81-81

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] An explanation of the NuTeV anomaly.2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 42

      Pages: 80-80

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Isovector EMC effect and the NuTeV anomaly2009

    • Author(s)
      I.C.Cloet, W.Bentz, A.W.Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters 102

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The NJL-jet model for quark fragmentation functions2009

    • Author(s)
      T.Ito, W.Bentz, I.C.Cloet, A.W.Thomas, K.Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D 80

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] EMC effect for parity-violating DIS2009

    • Author(s)
      W.Bentz, T.Ito, I.C.Cloet, A.W.Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 42

      Pages: 81-81

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Polarized structure functions of nucleons and nuclei2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 61

      Pages: 238-244

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Transversity quark distributions in a covariant quark-diquark model.2008

    • Author(s)
      I.C. Cloet, W. Bentz, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B 659

      Pages: 214-220

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Isospin dependence of the EMC effect.2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 41

      Pages: 66-66

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Spin dependent parton distributions and structure functions.2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Few Body Systems 44

      Pages: 71-71

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] On the EOS in effective quark theories2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, S. Lawley, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Modern Physics Letters A 23

      Pages: 2477-2477

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Spin dependent parton distributions and structure functions2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I. C. Cloet, T. Ito, A. W Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Few Body Systems 44

      Pages: 71-73

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Polarized structure functions of nucleons and nuclei2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I. C. Cloet, T. Ito, A. W Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 61

      Pages: 238-244

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] On the EOS in effective quark theories2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, S. Lawley, A. W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Modern Physics Letters A 23

      Pages: 2477-2480

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Transversity quark distributions in a covariant quark-diquark model2008

    • Author(s)
      I.C.Cloet, W.Bentz, A.W.Thomas
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B 659

      Pages: 214-220

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Isospin dependence of the EMC effect2008

    • Author(s)
      W.Bentz, I.C.Cloet, A.W.Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 41(In prees)

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] On the DLY relation for fragmentation functions2008

    • Author(s)
      W.Bentz, T.Ito, A.W.Thomas, K.Yazaki
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 41(In prees)

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spin dependent structure functions of finite nuclei2007

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Journal Title

      RIKEN Accelerator Progress Report 40

      Pages: 93-93

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] The NJL-jet model for quark fragmentation functions. Achievements and New Directions in Subatomic Physics2010

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      Adelaide (Australia)
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Parton distributions in nuclear systems.2010

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Organizer
      KEK theory center workshop on High-energy hadron physics with hadron beams
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quark distributions in nucleons and nuclei2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I. C. Cloet, T. Ito, A. W Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum
    • Place of Presentation
      Mainz, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-06
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quark fragmentation to pions in an effective chiral theory2009

    • Author(s)
      W.Bentz
    • Organizer
      19^<th> Internat. Conf. On Few-Body Problems in Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Univ. of Bonn, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-02
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Parton distributions in nuclear systems. Third joint meeting of the nuclear physics division of the APS and JPS, Hilton Waikoloa Village2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Organizer
      Hawaii (USA)
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] NJL-jet model for quark fragmentation functions. Workshop on Three-Dimensional Parton Structure of the Nucleon encoded in GPDs and TMDs2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      Seattle, USA
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quark fragmentation to pions in an effective chiral theory2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, T. Ito, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      19th International Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Bonn (Germany)
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Structure functions of nucleons and nuclei2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      European Nuclear Physics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Bochum (Germany)
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] On the EOS in effective quark theories2009

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, S. Lawley, A.W. Thomas
    • Organizer
      International Workshop Chiral07, Osaka
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quark distributions in nucleons and nuclei2008

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum VIII
    • Place of Presentation
      Mainz (Germany)
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Polarized structure functions of nucleons and nuclei2007

    • Author(s)
      W.Bentz, I.C.Cloet, T.Ito, A.W.Thomas, K, Yazaki
    • Organizer
      International School of Nuclear Physics:"Quarks in Hadrons and Nuclei"
    • Place of Presentation
      Erice,Italy
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-12
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Polarized structure functions of nucleons and nuclei2007

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      International School of Nuclear Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Erice, Italy
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Spin dependent parton distributions and structure functions2007

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, T. Ito, A.W. Thomas, K. Yazaki
    • Organizer
      20th European Few-Body Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Pisa, Italy
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Spin structure functions of nucleons and nuclei (poster presentation)2007

    • Author(s)
      W. Bentz, I.C. Cloet, A.W. Thomas
    • Organizer
      International Nuclear Physics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report

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