Title of article :
Next-to-next-to-leading order QCD analysis of the revised CCFR data for xF3 structure function and the higher twist contributions
Author/Authors :
A.L. Kataev، نويسنده , , A.V. Kotikov، نويسنده , , A. V. Kotikov and G. Parente ، نويسنده , , A.V. Sidorov، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
Abstract :
We present the results of the next-to-next-to-leading order QCD analysis of the recently revised experimental data of the CCFR collaboration for the xF3 structure function using the Jacobi polynomial expansion method. The effects of the higher twist contributions are included into the fits following the infrared renormalon motivated model. The special attention is paid to the checks of the predictive abilities of the infrared renormalon model and to the independent extractions of the x-dependent shape of the twist-4 contributions to the xF3 structure function in the process of the leading order, next-to-leading order and next-to-next-to-leading order fits of the revised CCFR data. We stress that at the next-to-next-to-leading order the results for αs(MZ) turn out to be almost nonsensitive to the higher-twist terms. We obtain the following result αsNNLO(MZ)=0.117±0.002(stat)±0.005(syst)±0.003(theory). The comparison of the outcomes of our next-to-leading order and next-to-next-to-leading order analysis indicate that the theoretical QCD uncertainties were underestimated in the process of the next-to-leading order determination of αs(MZ), made recently by the CCFR collaboration itself.
Journal title :
PHYSICS LETTERS B
Journal title :
PHYSICS LETTERS B