Proton Structure Functions and the Gluon Distribution
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چکیده
Recent experimental results from H1 and ZEUS are presented with respect to their contribution to the understanding of the inner structure of the proton. With the large 1997 statistics, the proton structure function F 2 has been measured with remarkable precision over a wide kinematic range. At high values of Q 2 , eeects due to the Z 0 and W bosons have been observed. Furthermore, new results of the longitudinal proton structure function F L and the charm contribution F c c 2 to F 2 are discussed. Finally, measurements of the gluon distribution from F 2 scaling violations, charm production and dijet events are presented and compared. All results are well described within the framework of QCD.
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