Measurement of event shape variables in deep inelastic e p scattering.

The H1 collaboration Adloff, C. ; Aid, S. ; Anderson, M. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 406 (1997) 256-270, 1997.
Inspire Record 443753 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.23948

Deep inelastic e^+ scattering data, taken with the H1 detector at HERA, are used to study the event shape variables thrust, jet broadening and jet mass in the current hemisphere of the Breit frame over a large range of momentum transfers Q between 7 GeV and 100 GeV. The data are compared with results from e^+e^- experiments. Using second order QCD calculations and an approach to relate hadronisation effects to power corrections an analysis of the Q dependences of the means of the event shape parameters is presented, from which both the power corrections and the strong coupling constant are determined without any assumption on fragmentation models. The power corrections of all event shape variables investigated follow a 1/Q behaviour and can be described by a common parameter alpha_0.

6 data tables

The data on the differential event shape distrubutions are shown only as a illustration to show the agreement with the Lepto and pQCD calculations and contain only statistical errors. The authors are preparing another paper which details these differential distributions including full point-to-point systematics.

Usual definition of Thrust.

The same as usual thrust definition but with the thrust axis replaced by the current hemisphere axis (0,0,-1), where positive Z direction coincide with theincoming proton beam direction.

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