Abstract
Beginning with precise data on the ratio of structure functions in deep inelastic scattering (DIS) from 3He and 3H, collected on the domain 0.19 ≤ xB ≤ 0.83, where xBis the Bjorken scaling variable, we employ a robust method for extrapolating such data to arrive at a model-independent result for the xB= 1 value of the ratio of neutron and proton structure functions. Combining this with information obtained in analyses of DIS from nuclei, corrected for target-structure dependence, we arrive at a prediction for the proton valence-quark ratio: dv/uv|xB →1= 0.230(57). Requiring consistency with this result presents a challenge to many descriptions of proton structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 041401 |
| Journal | Chinese Physics Letters |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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