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Parton distribution function in a pion with Minkowskian dynamics

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Author(s):
de Paula, W. ; Ydrefors, E. ; Nogueira, J. H. Alvarenga ; Frederico, T. ; Salme, G.
Total Authors: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: PHYSICAL REVIEW D; v. 105, n. 7, p. 6-pg., 2022-04-26.
Abstract

The parton distribution of the pion is obtained for the first time from the solution of a dynamical equation in Minkowski space. The adopted equation is the homogeneous Bethe-Salpeter one with a ladder kernel, described in terms of (i) constituent quarks and gluons degrees of freedom, and (ii) an extended quark gluon vertex. The masses of quark and gluon as well as the interaction-vertex scale have been chosen in a range suggested by lattice QCD calculations, and calibrated to reproduce both pion mass and decay constant. In addition to the full parton distribution, we have also calculated the contribution from the light front valence wave function, corresponding to the lowest Fock component in the expansion of the pion state. After applying an evolution with an effective charge and a LO splitting function, a detailed and inspiring comparison with both the extracted experimental data (with and without resummation effects) and other recent calculations obtained in different frameworks is presented. Interestingly, in a wide region of longitudinal-momentum fraction, the parton distribution function receives sizable contributions from the higher Fock-components of the pion state at the initial scale, while approaching the tail the light-front valence component dominates, as expected. Moreover, an exponent ???3 is found suitable for describing the tail at the scale 5.2 GeV. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/21758-2 - Relativistic few-body problems and antiproton reactions
Grantee:Emanuel Arthur Ydrefors
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 14/19094-8 - Three-body heavy meson decay and CP violation
Grantee:Jorge Henrique de Alvarenga Nogueira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 19/07767-1 - Nuclear reactions with weakly-bound or cluster-structured radioactive and stable nuclei
Grantee:Alinka Lépine
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/05660-0 - Theoretical studies of the structure and reactions of exotic nuclei and many-body systems
Grantee:Brett Vern Carlson
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants