Where to find data on sea quark distribution of protons?

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The discussion focuses on the search for experimental data on the sea and valence quark distributions of protons, alongside gluon distributions. Users emphasize the inadequacy of relying solely on F2p(x) structure functions without considering additional data from neutrino and antineutrino scattering or comparisons with deuterium. Key resources mentioned include the CTEQ data sets and Durham HEP data, which provide essential information for fitting quark distribution models. The conversation highlights the need for specific data to compare theoretical calculations from the 1+1 dimensional Gross-Neveu model with empirical findings.

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  • Understanding of F2p(x) structure functions
  • Familiarity with quark distribution functions and their significance
  • Knowledge of the Gross-Neveu model in theoretical physics
  • Experience with data sets from CTEQ and Durham HEP
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  • Research the CTEQ data sets for quark distribution functions
  • Explore the Durham HEP database for additional proton and deuterium data
  • Investigate the implications of the Gross-Neveu model on quark distributions
  • Compare quark distributions with predictions from the bag model
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Dear all!
I am currently searching for experimental data on the sea and valence quark distribution of the proton together with the gluon distribution.

You find plenty of F^p_2(x) structure functions but no consideration on how it splits in terms of sea and valence quarks.

A big thanks for all suggestions!
Blue2script
 
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Hi humanino,
thanks for these data sets, they are a good point to start with! The problem is: I want to compare the sea and valence quark distributions of the proton with theoretical calculations in the 1+1 dimensional Gross-Neveu model. In this model I can calculate these two distributions for baryons but I can't find data on these two distributions for the proton (but I will check your links, seems to be a lot of stuff on them). That's why only F2 or F1 is interesting for me, anything like polarized structure function or other spin-related measures have no counterpart in 1+1 dimensions.

Also, if you know some good comparisons of these distributions with other quark models (like the bag model) I would be glad if you could share these sources! I searched for hours but there is so much data on everything related to this I am getting crazy...

Thanks again!
Blue2script
 
Since the pdf sets have distribution functions for each type of quark and antiquark, you can get a great deal of physical information out by being a little clever. Consider a proton. Its only valence quarks should be up or down. So, the distributions of all types of antiquarks, as well as those of second and third generation quarks should be entirely the sea quark distribution. Then, since sea quarks appear only in quark antiquark pairs, the up and anti-up sea distributions should be equal (and the same for down and antidown), which means that the valence up quark distribution should be the up distribution minus the anti-up distribution.
 

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