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\title{Proton structure at the LHC}
\author{Nathan Hartland}
\date{2014}
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\begin{document}
\maketitle
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\dedication{To my parents}
\declaration
\acknowledgements
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\begin{abstract}
A determination of Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) from a global fit to a
dataset including measurements from the LHC has been performed for the first
time. The determinations have been performed according to the NNPDF methodology,
leading to a fit relatively free of parametrisation bias and with an accurate
account of PDF uncertainty.
In this thesis the importance of QCD measurements at the LHC to PDF extraction
are discussed, and we summarise some of the technical difficulties in their
inclusion into PDF fits. A number of methods are presented that permit the
efficient inclusion of these observables into PDF determinations.
Firstly a Bayesian reweighting procedure taking advantage of the Monte Carlo
representation of PDF uncertainties in NNPDF sets is discussed. The utility of
the Bayesian reweighting method is demonstrated by a study of the impact of
early $W$ production asymmetry measurements from ATLAS, CMS and LHCb upon an
earlier PDF set.
A package for the fast computation of observables in an automated NLO framework
is presented, providing an interface between Monte Carlo event generators and
NLO interpolation tools.
A new method of combining PDF evolution with interpolating codes for hadronic
observable computation is also described. This method largely overcomes the
computational difficulties in performing fast perturbative QCD predictions for
collider observables. The method has been applied to the determination of PDFs
from a global dataset including electroweak vector boson production data from
LHCb, ATLAS and CMS along with inclusive jet data from ATLAS\@. The resulting set,
NNPDF2.3 provides the most accurate determination of parton distributions via
the NNPDF methodology to date.
Finally, the method of closure testing is introduced, and the method is applied
to the study of the NNPDF methodology. A number of improvements are found in the
minimisation and stopping procedures, which are adopted for the development of
the next NNPDF release, NNPDF3.0. Alongside the improved methodology, the
NNPDF3.0 PDF set will provide a determination based upon an expanded dataset in
order to produce a comprehensive upgrade to the NNPDF2.3 family of fits.
\vspace{10mm}
\normalsize
\end{abstract}
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\listoffigures
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}
\listoftables
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\include{1-Introduction/chapter1}
\include{2-PDFs/chapter2}
\include{3-PDFdet/chapter3}
\include{4-LHCtools/chapter4}
\include{5-LHCdata/chapter5}
\include{6-LHCimpact/chapter6}
\include{7-PostLHC/chapter7}
\include{8-Conclusion/chapter8}
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
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\appendix
\chapter{Summary of experimental data}
\label{app:summary_tables}
In this appendix, the experimental measurements discussed in this thesis are summarised. For each experiment, the underlying process and physical observable measured are specified, along with a brief summary of the PDF flavours and combinations targeted by the data.
\clearpage
\begin{table}
\label{tab:FTDIS_summary}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{ \textbf{Fixed-Target Deep Inelastic Scattering} }\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.}& \textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$\mu p/d \to \mu X$ & BCDMS& $F_2^p$, $F_2^d$ &\cite{Benvenuti:1989rh,Benvenuti:1989fm} & $q$, $\bar{q}$\\
$\mu p/d \to \mu X$ & NMC &$F_2^p$, $F_2^d/F_2^p$ & \cite{Arneodo:1996kd,Arneodo:1996qe} & $q$, $\bar{q}$, $d/u$\\
$\mu p/d \to \mu X$ & Fermilab E665 & $F_2^p$, $F_2^d$ & \cite{Adams:1996gu} & $q$, $\bar{q}$\\
\hline
$\mu p \to \mu X$ & BCDMS &$F_L$ &\cite{Benvenuti:1989rh} & $g$ \\
$\mu p/d \to \mu X$ & NMC &$F_L$ & \cite{Arneodo:1996qe} & $g$\\
$e p/d \to e X$ & SLAC &$F_L$& \cite{Whitlow:1990gk} & $g$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{Summary of discussed Fixed-Target DIS experiments, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}. Here deuteron and proton structure function data is summarised.}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{HERA Deep Inelastic Scattering}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$e p \to e X$ & H1 & NC $\sigma$ & \cite{Adloff:2000qk,Adloff:2000qj,Adloff:2003uh} & $g$, $q$, $\bar{q}$\\
$e p \to e X$ & ZEUS & NC $\sigma$& \cite{Breitweg:1998dz,Chekanov:2001qu,Chekanov:2002ej,Chekanov:2003yv}& $g$, $q$, $\bar{q}$\\
\hline
$e^+ p \to \bar{\nu} X$ & H1 & CC $\sigma$& \cite{Chekanov:2003vw} & $d + s$ , $\bar{u}$ \\
$e^+ p \to \bar{\nu} X$ & ZEUS & CC $\sigma$ & \cite{Adloff:2003uh} & $d + s$ , $\bar{u}$ \\
\hline
$e p \to e X+c$ & H1 & $F^2_c$ & \cite{Chekanov:2003rb,Chekanov:2007ch,Aktas:2005iw,Aktas:2004az} & $g$\\
$e p \to e X+c$ & ZEUS & $F^2_c$ & \cite{Adloff:1996xq,Adloff:2001zj,Breitweg:1999ad} & $g$\\
\hline
$e p \to e X$ & H1 & $F_L$ & \cite{Andreev:2013vha} & $g$ \\
$e p \to e X$ & ZEUS & $F_L$ & \cite{Chekanov:2009na} & $g$\\
\hline\hline
$e p \to e X$ & HERA-I & NC $\sigma$&\cite{aaron:2009wt}& $g$, $q$, $\bar{q}$ \\
$e p \to \nu X$ & HERA-I & CC $\sigma$&\cite{aaron:2009wt}& $q, \bar{q}$\\
\hline
$e p \to e X+c$ & HERA-I & $F_2^c$ & \cite{Abramowicz:1900rp} & $g$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\label{tab:HERA_summary}
\caption{Summary of discussed HERA DIS measurements, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}.}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Neutrino Deep Inelastic Scattering}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$\nu(\bar{\nu})\; \mathrm{ Fe} \to \mu X$ & NuTeV & $F_2/F_3$ & \cite{Tzanov:2005kr} & $q, \bar{q}$\\
$\nu(\bar{\nu})\; \mathrm{ Pb} \to \mu X$ & CHORUS & $F_2/F_3$ & \cite{Onengut:2005kv} & $q, \bar{q}$ \\
\hline
$\nu(\bar\nu)\; \mathrm{ Fe} \to \mu^+\mu^- X$ & NuTeV/CCFR & Dimuon $\sigma$ & \cite{Goncharov:2001qe} & $s$, $\bar{s}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\label{tab:NUDIS_summary}
\caption{Summary of discussed Neutrino DIS measurements, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}.}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Drell-Yan}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$p\; \mathrm{ Cu} \to \mu^+ \mu^- $ & Fermilab E605 & $\sigma^{pp}$ & \cite{Moreno:1990sf} & $q+\bar{q}$\\
\hline
$p\; \mathrm{ H} \to \mu^+ \mu^- $ & NuSea/E866 & $\sigma^{pp}$ & \cite{Webb:2003bj}& $q+\bar{q}$\\
$p\; \mathrm{ D/H} \to \mu^+ \mu^- $ & NuSea/E866 & $\sigma^{pd}/\sigma^{pp}$ & \cite{Towell:2001nh}& $\bar{d}/\bar{u}$ \\
\hline
\hline
$p\bar{p} \to e^+ e^- $ & D0 & $Z/\gamma$ $y$ & \cite{Abazov:2007jy}& $u$, $d$ \\
$p\bar{p} \to e \nu $ & CDF & $W$ asym. & \cite{Acosta:2005ud}& $u-d$ \\
$p\bar{p} \to \mu \nu $ & D0 & $W$ asym. & \cite{Abazov:2007pm}& $u-d$ \\
$p\bar{p} \to e \nu $ & D0 & $W$ asym. & \cite{Abazov:2008qv}& $u-d$ \\
\hline
\hline
$pp \to l^+ l^- $ & CMS & $Z$ $p_T/y$ & \cite{Chatrchyan:2011wt}& $u + \bar{u}$, $d + \bar{d}$ \\
$pp \to \mu^+ \mu^- $ & CMS & $Z$ $p_T/y$ & \cite{CMS-PAS-SMP-12-025,CMS-PAS-SMP-13-013}& $u + \bar{u}$, $d + \bar{d}$\\
$pp \to l \nu $ & CMS & $W$ asym. & \cite{Chatrchyan:2011jz}& $u-\bar{d}$\\
$pp \to \mu \nu $ & CMS & $W$ asym. & \cite{Chatrchyan:2012xt,Chatrchyan:2013mza} & $u-\bar{d}$ \\
\hline
$pp \to \mu \nu $ & ATLAS & $W$ asym. & \cite{Aad:2011yna} & $u-\bar{d}$\\
$pp \to \mu \mu $ & ATLAS & $Z/\gamma$ $p_T$. & \cite{Aad:2011gj}& $u + \bar{u}$, $d + \bar{d}$\\
$pp \to l \nu $ & ATLAS & $W$ $p_T$. & \cite{Aad:2011fp} & $u+\bar{d}$, $\bar{u} + d$ \\
\hline
$pp \to \mu \nu $ & LHCb & $W$ $p_T$. & \cite{Aaij:2012vn} & $u+\bar{d}$, $\bar{u} + d$\\
$pp \to \mu \mu $ & LHCb & $Z/\gamma$ $p_T$. & \cite{Aaij:2012vn}& $u + \bar{u}$, $d + \bar{d}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{Summary of discussed Drell-Yan measurements, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}. Here Fixed-Target experiments are shown in the higher segment, and collider experiments in the lower two.}
\label{tab:FTDY_summary}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Jet Production}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$p\bar{p} \to j + X $ & CDF & Inclusive Jets & \cite{Abulencia:2007ez,Aaltonen:2008eq} & $g$\\
$p\bar{p} \to j + X $ & D0 & Inclusive Jets & \cite{Abazov:2008ae} & $g$\\
\hline
$p\bar{p} \to jj + X $ & CDF & Dijets & \cite{Aaltonen:2008dn} & $g$\\
$p\bar{p} \to jj + X $ & D0 & Dijets & \cite{Abazov:2010fr} & $g$ \\
\hline
\hline
$pp \to j + X $ & LHCb & Inclusive Jets &\cite{LHCb:2011xqa} & $g$\\
$pp \to j + X $ & ATLAS & Inclusive Jets &\cite{Aad:2010ad,Aad:2011fc,Aad:2013lpa} & $g$ \\
$pp \to j + X $ & CMS & Inclusive Jets &\cite{CMS:2011ab,Chatrchyan:2012gwa,Chatrchyan:2012bja} & $g$ \\
\hline
$pp \to jj + X $ & LHCb & Dijets & \cite{LHCb:2011xqa} & $g$\\
$pp \to jj + X $ & ATLAS & Dijets &\cite{Aad:2010ad,Aad:2011fc} & $g$\\
$pp \to jj + X $ & CMS & Dijets & \cite{Chatrchyan:2012gwa,Chatrchyan:2012bja} & $g$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\label{tab:JET_summary}
\caption{Summary of discussed inclusive jet and dijet measurements, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}.}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}[h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Prompt Photon}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$p\bar{p} \to \gamma X$ & UA1/UA2 & Photon $E_T$ &\cite{Albajar:1988im,Alitti:1992hn,Ansari:1988te} &$q$, $g$ \\
$p\bar{p} \to \gamma X$ & CDF & Photon $p_T$ &\cite{Aaltonen:2009ty,Abazov:2005wc,Abe:1994rra,Acosta:2002ya,Acosta:2004bg}& $q$, $g$\\
$p\bar{p} \to \gamma X$ & D0 & Photon $E_T$ &\cite{Abachi:1996qz,Abazov:2001af,Abbott:1999kd}& $q$, $g$\\
\hline
$pp \to \gamma X$ & PHENIX & Photon $p_T$ &\cite{Adler:2006yt} & $g$, $q+\bar{q}$ \\
\hline\hline
$pp \to \gamma X$ & ATLAS & Photon $E_T$, $\eta$ &\cite{Aad:2011tw} & $g$, $q+\bar{q}$ \\
$pp \to \gamma X + j$ & ATLAS & Photon $E_T$, $\eta$ &\cite{Aad:2011tw} & $g$, $q + \bar{q}$ \\
\hline
$pp \to \gamma X$ & CMS & Photon $E_T$, $\eta$ &\cite{Chatrchyan:2011ue} & $g$, $q + \bar{q}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{Summary of discussed isolated prompt photon measurements. The process column denotes the reaction observed in each experiment, Obs. refers to the physical observable measured and Target illustrates the most relevant partonic channels for the process and observable in question.}
\label{tab:pp_summary}
\end{table}%
\begin{table}[h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\multicolumn{5}{|c|}{\textbf{Top production}}\\
\hline
\textbf{Process} & \textbf{Experiment} & \textbf{Obs.} &\textbf{Ref.} & \textbf{Target} \\
\hline\hline
$p\bar{p} \to t\bar{t}$ & CDF + D0 & $\sigma_{t\bar{t}}$&\cite{Aaltonen:2012ttbar} & $q$ + $\bar{q}$ \\
\hline\hline
$pp \to t\bar{t}$ & ATLAS & $\sigma_{t\bar{t}}$&\cite{ATLAS:2012jyc,ATLAS:2012fja} & $g$ \\
$pp \to t\bar{t}$ & CMS & $\sigma_{t\bar{t}}$&\cite{Chatrchyan:2012bra,CMS:2012iba} & $g$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{Summary of discussed top production measurements, arranged as in Table~\ref{tab:pp_summary}.}
\label{tab:ttbar_summary}
\end{table}%
\chapter{Distance Estimators}
\label{app:distances}
Here we define a set of useful measures in determining the statistical differences between two sets of parton distributions in a Monte Carlo representation, first introduced in Ref.~\cite{Ball:2010de}. Recalling the standard
definitions of the central value of a Monte Carlo PDF with $N_{\text{rep}}$ replicas,
\be \left< f (x,Q^2) \right> = \frac{1}{N_{\text{rep}}}\sum_i^{N_{\text{rep}}} f_k(x,Q^2), \ee
and its associated uncertainty,
\be \sigma^2\left[ f (x,Q^2) \right] = \frac{1}{N_{\text{rep}}-1}\sum_i^{N_{\text{rep}}} \left( f_k(x,Q^2) - \left<f(x,Q^2)\right>\right)^2. \ee
Further estimators are available~\cite{Beringer:1900zz} for the uncertainty upon the central value,
\be \sigma^2\left[\left<f(x,Q^2)\right>\right] = \frac{1}{N_{\text{rep}}} \sigma^2\left[ f (x,Q^2) \right], \ee
and the uncertainty upon the uncertainty,
\be \sigma^2\left[\sigma^2\left[f(x,Q^2)\right]\right] = \frac{1}{N_{\text{rep}}} \left[ m_4\left[f(x,Q^2)\right] - \frac{N_{\text{rep}} - 3}{N_{\text{rep}} - 1} \left( \sigma^2\left[f(x,Q^2)\right] \right)^2 \right],\ee
where $m_4\left[f(x,Q^2)\right]$ refers to the fourth moment of the distribution $f(x,Q^2)$.
Given these quantities we can define a distance between the representation of the PDF $f$ in two PDF sets as the square difference of the PDF central values in units of the uncertainty of the mean,
\be d^2_{\text{CV}}\left[f^{(1)},f^{(2)}\right] = \frac{\left(\left<f^{(1)}\right> - \left<f^{(2)}\right> \right)^2}
{\sigma^2 \left[\left<f^{(1)}\right>\right] + \sigma^2 \left[\left<f^{(2)}\right>\right]},
\label{eq:CVdistance}
\ee
where the PDF superscripts enumerate the PDF sets being compared and the dependence upon the kinematical variables $x,Q^2$ is implicit. With this definition of PDF distance, a value of $d^2=1$ corresponds
to a discrepancy between PDF sets consistent with one standard deviation of the central values. A similar measure can be defined for the uncertainties of the distribution,
\be d^2_{\sigma}\left[f^{(1)},f^{(2)}\right] = \frac{\left(\sigma^2 \left[f^{(1)}\right] - \sigma^2 \left[f^{(2)}\right] \right)^2}
{\sigma^2 \left[\sigma^2 \left[f^{(1)}\right]\right] + \sigma^2 \left[\sigma^2 \left[f^{(2)}\right]\right]}.
\label{eq:Vardistance}
\ee
These distances quantities are particularly useful in the systematic comparison of all partons in two PDF sets in order to evaluate the size and statistical significance of differences between the two sets. As an example,
consider Figure \ref{fig:distance example} where distances are shown for both estimators $d_{\text{CV}}$ and $d_\sigma$ (i.e the square-root of Eqns.~\ref{eq:CVdistance}, \ref{eq:Vardistance}) between two PDF sets, for seven PDF combinations.
A distinction should be noted between the distances presented in this work and those defined in Ref.~\cite{Ball:2010de}, where an additional bootstrap sampling of the distributions was used. In this work all distances are presented exactly as in Eqn. \ref{eq:CVdistance} and \ref{eq:Vardistance}.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{7-PostLHC/figs/EVOLvs23BASIS/distances_evol.pdf}
\caption[Example plot of PDF distances.]{Example of both PDF central value and uncertainty distances for the seven PDFs parametrised at the NNPDF initial scale.}
\label{fig:distance example}
\end{figure}
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