Probing flavor-dependent EMC effect with W-boson production

W. C. Chang; I. C. Cloët; D. Dutta; J. C. Peng

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2013.02.017

Probing flavor-dependent EMC effect with W-boson production

W. C. Chang, I. C. Cloët, D. Dutta, J. C. Peng

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Abstract

A recent theoretical model predicts that the modification of quark distributions in the nuclear medium (EMC effect) depends on the flavor of the quarks. We investigate W-boson production in proton-nucleus collision as a possible tool to test this theoretical prediction. Several experimental observables in W production sensitive to the flavor-dependent EMC effect are identified. Calculations for these experimental observables at the RHIC and LHC energies are presented using the recent flavor-dependent EMC model.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	188-191
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	720
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.02.017
State	Published - Mar 13 2013

Keywords

EMC effect
Flavor dependence
W boson

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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