Fixed-Order QCD Backgrounds to BFKL Dynamics in Forward Jet Production

1996/09/05 by Erwin Mirkes, Mirkes, Erwin, Dieter Zeppenfeld +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #hep-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9609255

Latex, 6 pages, 2 figures. To appear in the proceedings of the 1996 HERA Physics Workshop. The complete paper, including figures, is also available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ttpux2.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/ , or via www at http://www-ttp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/cgi-bin/preprints/

Abstract

The production of forward jets of transverse momentum p_T(j)≈ Q and large momentum fraction x_jet≫ x probes the onset of BFKL dynamics at HERA. A full \cal O(α_s²) calculation of the inclusive forward jet cross section is presented and compared to the expected BFKL cross section.

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