Transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions from large-momentum effective theory

We show that transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions (TMDPDFs), important non-perturbative quantities for describing the properties of hadrons in high-energy scattering processes such as Drell-Yan and semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering with observed small transverse momentu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics letters. B 2020-12, Vol.811 (C), p.135946, Article 135946
Hauptverfasser: Ji, Xiangdong, Liu, Yizhuang, Liu, Yu-Sheng
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We show that transverse-momentum-dependent parton distribution functions (TMDPDFs), important non-perturbative quantities for describing the properties of hadrons in high-energy scattering processes such as Drell-Yan and semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering with observed small transverse momentum, can be obtained from Euclidean QCD calculations in the framework of large-momentum effective theory (LaMET). We present a LaMET factorization of the Euclidean quasi-TMDPDFs in terms of the physical TMDPDFs and off-light-cone soft function at leading order in 1/Pz expansion, with the perturbative matching coefficient satisfying a renormalization group equation. We also discuss the implementation in lattice QCD with finite-length gauge links as well as the rapidity-regularization-independent factorization for Drell-Yan cross section.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135946