https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00622-5
Regular Article - Theoretical Article
Deep-inelastic scattering with positron beams
1
Jefferson Lab, 23606, Newport News, VA, USA
2
Florida State University, 32306, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Received:
15
April
2021
Accepted:
28
October
2021
Published online:
11
November
2021
We discuss several advantages of using positron beams in addition to electron beams for the study of parton distribution functions (PDFs) of the nucleon in deep-inelastic scattering. Specific topics include the flavor separation of the unpolarized PDFs as well as the spin-dependent distributions.
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