Abstract

Results of inclusive measurements of inelastic electron and positron scattering from unpolarized protons and deuterons at the HERMES experiment are presented. The structure functions F2p and F2d are determined using a parameterization of existing data for the longitudinal-to-transverse virtual-photon absorption cross-section ratio. The HERMES results provide data in the ranges 0.006 ≤ x ≤ 0.9 and 0.1 GeV2 ≤ Q2 ≤ 20 GeV2, covering the transition region between the perturbative and the non-perturbative regimes of QCD in a so-far largely unexplored kinematic region. They are in agreement with existing world data in the region of overlap. The measured cross sections are used, in combination with data from other experiments, to perform fits to the photon-nucleon cross section using the functional form of the ALLM model. The deuteron-to-proton cross-section ratio is also determined.

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Inclusive measurements of inelastic electron and positron scattering from unpolarized hydrogen and deuterium targets
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Airapetian, A 1 ; Akopov, N 2 ; Akopov, Z 3 ; Aschenauer, E C 4 ; Augustyniak, W 5 ; Avakian, R 2 ; Avetissian, A 2 ; Avetisyan, E 3 ; Belostotski, S 6 ; Bianchi, N 7 ; Blok, H P 8 ; Borissov, A 3 ; Bowles, J 9 ; Bryzgalov, V 10 ; Burns, J 9 ; Capiluppi, M 11 ; Capitani, G P 7 ; Cisbani, E 12 ; Ciullo, G 11 ; Contalbrigo, M 11 ; Dalpiaz, P F 11 ; Deconinck, W 3 ; De, Leo R 13 ; De, Nardo L 14 ; De Sanctis E 7 ; Diefenthaler, M 15 ; Di, Nezza P 7 ; Düren, M 16 ; Ehrenfried, M 16 ; Elbakian, G 2 ; Ellinghaus, F 17 ; Fabbri, R 18 ; Fantoni, A 7 ; Felawka, L 19 ; Frullani, S 12 ; Gabbert, D 18 ; Gapienko, G 10 ; Gapienko, V 10 ; Garibaldi, F 12 ; Gavrilov, G 20 ; Gharibyan, V 2 ; Giordano, F 21 ; Gliske, S 22 ; Golembiovskaya, M 18 ; Hadjidakis, C 7 ; Hartig, M 23 ; Hasch, D 7 ; Hill, G 9 ; Hillenbrand, A 18 ; Hoek, M 9 ; Holler, Y 3 ; Hristova, I 18 ; Imazu, Y 24 ; Ivanilov, A 10 ; Jackson, H E 25 ; Jo, H S 26 ; Joosten, S 27 ; Kaiser, R 28 ; Karyan, G 2 ; Keri, T 29 ; Kinney, E 17 ; Kisselev, A 6 ; Korotkov, V 10 ; Kozlov, V 30 ; Kravchenko, P 31 ; Krivokhijine, V G 32 ; Lagamba, L 13 ; Lamb, R 33 ; Lapikás, L 34 ; Lehmann, I 9 ; Lenisa, P 11 ; Linden-Levy, L A 33 ; López, Ruiz A 26 ; Lorenzon, W 22 ; Lu X-G 18 ; Lu X-R 24 ; B-Q, Ma 35 ; Mahon, D 9 ; Makins, N C, R 33 ; Manaenkov, S I 6 ; Manfré, L 12 ; Mao, Y 35 ; Marianski, B 5 ; Martinez de la Ossa A 36 ; Marukyan, H 2 ; Miller, C A 19 ; Miyachi, Y 24 ; Movsisyan, A 2 ; Muccifora, V 7 ; Murray, M 9 ; Mussgiller, A 37 ; Nappi, E 13 ; Naryshkin, Y 6 ; Nass, A 38 ; Negodaev, M 18 ; W-D, Nowak 18 ; Pappalardo, L L 11 ; Perez-Benito, R 16 ; Pickert, N 38 ; Raithel, M 38 ; Reimer, P E 25 ; Reolon, A R 7 ; Riedl, C 18 ; Rith, K 38 ; Rosner, G 9 ; Rostomyan, A 3 ; Rubin, J 33 ; Ryckbosch, D 26 ; Salomatin, Y 10 ; Sanftl, F 39 ; Schäfer, A 40 ; Schnell, G 41 ; Schüler, K P 3 ; Seitz, B 9 ; T-A, Shibata 24 ; Shutov, V 32 ; Stancari, M 11 ; Statera, M 11 ; Steffens, E 38 ; Steijger J J M 34 ; Stenzel, H 16 ; Stewart, J 18 ; Stinzing, F 38 ; Taroian, S 2 ; Trzcinski, A 5 ; Tytgat, M 26 ; Vandenbroucke, A 26 ; Van Haarlem Y 26 ; Van Hulse C 26 ; Veretennikov, D 6 ; Vikhrov, V 6 ; Vilardi, I 13 ; Vogel, C 38 ; Wang, S 35 ; Yaschenko, S 42 ; Ye H 35 ; Ye Z 3 ; Yen, S 19 ; Yu W 16 ; Zeiler, D 38 ; Zihlmann, B 3 ; Zupranski, P 5 

 Universität Gießen, Physikalisches Institut, Gießen, Germany (GRID:grid.8664.c) (ISNI:0000000121658627); University of Michigan, Randall Laboratory of Physics, Ann Arbor, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.214458.e) (ISNI:0000000086837370) 
 Yerevan Physics Institute, Yerevan, Armenia (GRID:grid.48507.3e) (ISNI:0000000404827128) 
 DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453) 
 DESY, Zeuthen, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.202665.5) (ISNI:0000000121884229) 
 Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Warsaw, Poland (GRID:grid.450295.f) (ISNI:0000000109410848) 
 Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia (GRID:grid.430219.d) (ISNI:0000000406193376) 
 Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati, Italy (GRID:grid.463190.9) (ISNI:0000000406480236) 
 National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.420012.5) (ISNI:0000000406462193); VU University, Department of Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.12380.38) (ISNI:0000000417549227) 
 University of Glasgow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow, U.K. (GRID:grid.8756.c) (ISNI:000000012193314X) 
10  Institute for High Energy Physics, Protvino, Russia (GRID:grid.424823.b) (ISNI:000000040620440X) 
11  Università di Ferrara, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara and Dipartimento di Fisica, Ferrara, Italy (GRID:grid.8484.0) (ISNI:0000000417572064) 
12  Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma, Gruppo Collegato Sanità and Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy (GRID:grid.6045.7) (ISNI:0000000417575281) 
13  Sezione di Bari, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bari, Italy (GRID:grid.470190.b) 
14  University of Gent, Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics, Gent, Belgium (GRID:grid.5342.0) (ISNI:0000000120697798); DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453) 
15  University of Illinois, Department of Physics, Urbana, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.35403.31) (ISNI:0000000419369991); Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311) 
16  Universität Gießen, Physikalisches Institut, Gießen, Germany (GRID:grid.8664.c) (ISNI:0000000121658627) 
17  University of Colorado, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Boulder, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.266190.a) (ISNI:0000000096214564) 
18  DESY, Zeuthen, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453) 
19  TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada (GRID:grid.232474.4) (ISNI:0000000107059791) 
20  DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia (GRID:grid.430219.d) (ISNI:0000000406193376); TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada (GRID:grid.232474.4) (ISNI:0000000107059791) 
21  DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Università di Ferrara, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara and Dipartimento di Fisica, Ferrara, Italy (GRID:grid.8484.0) (ISNI:0000000417572064) 
22  University of Michigan, Randall Laboratory of Physics, Ann Arbor, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.214458.e) (ISNI:0000000086837370) 
23  DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Universität Frankfurt a.M., Institut für Kernphysik, Frankfurt a.M., Germany (GRID:grid.7839.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9721) 
24  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.32197.3e) (ISNI:0000000121792105) 
25  Argonne National Laboratory, Physics Division, Argonne, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.187073.a) (ISNI:0000000119394845) 
26  University of Gent, Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics, Gent, Belgium (GRID:grid.5342.0) (ISNI:0000000120697798) 
27  University of Illinois, Department of Physics, Urbana, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.35403.31) (ISNI:0000000419369991); University of Gent, Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics, Gent, Belgium (GRID:grid.5342.0) (ISNI:0000000120697798) 
28  University of Glasgow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow, U.K. (GRID:grid.8756.c) (ISNI:000000012193314X); International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria (GRID:grid.420221.7) (ISNI:0000000404038399) 
29  University of Glasgow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow, U.K. (GRID:grid.8756.c) (ISNI:000000012193314X); Universität Gießen, Physikalisches Institut, Gießen, Germany (GRID:grid.8664.c) (ISNI:0000000121658627) 
30  Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia (GRID:grid.425806.d) (ISNI:0000000106566476) 
31  Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311); Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia (GRID:grid.430219.d) (ISNI:0000000406193376) 
32  Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia (GRID:grid.33762.33) (ISNI:0000000406204119) 
33  University of Illinois, Department of Physics, Urbana, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.35403.31) (ISNI:0000000419369991) 
34  National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.420012.5) (ISNI:0000000406462193) 
35  Peking University, School of Physics, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.11135.37) (ISNI:0000000122569319) 
36  Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311); University of Colorado, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Boulder, U.S.A. (GRID:grid.266190.a) (ISNI:0000000096214564) 
37  DESY, Hamburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311) 
38  Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311) 
39  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.32197.3e) (ISNI:0000000121792105); Universität Regensburg, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Regensburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7727.5) (ISNI:0000000121905763) 
40  Universität Regensburg, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Regensburg, Germany (GRID:grid.7727.5) (ISNI:0000000121905763) 
41  DESY, Zeuthen, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); University of Gent, Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics, Gent, Belgium (GRID:grid.5342.0) (ISNI:0000000120697798); University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Department of Theoretical Physics, Bilbao, Spain (GRID:grid.11480.3c) (ISNI:0000000121671098); IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain (GRID:grid.424810.b) (ISNI:0000000404672314) 
42  DESY, Zeuthen, Germany (GRID:grid.7683.a) (ISNI:0000000404920453); Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Physikalisches Institut, Erlangen, Germany (GRID:grid.5330.5) (ISNI:0000000121073311) 
Publication year
2011
Publication date
May 2011
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
10298479
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2398243913
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