PARTONS: PARtonic Tomography Of Nucleon Software: A computing framework for the phenomenology of Generalized Parton Distributions

We describe the architecture and functionalities of a C++ software framework, coined PARTONS, dedicated to the phenomenology of Generalized Parton Distributions. These distributions describe the three-dimensional structure of hadrons in terms of quarks and gluons, and can be accessed in deeply exclu...

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Published in:The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields Particles and fields, 2018-06, Vol.78 (6), Article 478
Main Authors: Berthou, B., Binosi, D., Chouika, N., Colaneri, L., Guidal, M., Mezrag, C., Moutarde, H., Rodríguez-Quintero, J., Sabatié, F., Sznajder, P., Wagner, J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Elementary Particles
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Quantum Field Theories
Quantum Field Theory
Special Article – Tools for Experiment and Theory
String Theory
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Summary:We describe the architecture and functionalities of a C++ software framework, coined PARTONS, dedicated to the phenomenology of Generalized Parton Distributions. These distributions describe the three-dimensional structure of hadrons in terms of quarks and gluons, and can be accessed in deeply exclusive lepto- or photo-production of mesons or photons. PARTONS provides a necessary bridge between models of Generalized Parton Distributions and experimental data collected in various exclusive production channels. We outline the specification of the PARTONS framework in terms of practical needs, physical content and numerical capacity. This framework will be useful for physicists – theorists or experimentalists – not only to develop new models, but also to interpret existing measurements and even design new experiments.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052
DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-5948-0