First Global Extraction of Generalized Parton Distributions from Experiment and Lattice Data with Next-to-Leading-Order Accuracy
We report the first global extraction of generalized parton distributions, GUMP 1.0, by combining deeply virtual Compton scattering and ρ-meson production data from Jefferson Lab and the Hadron-Electron Ring Accelerator with global fits of parton distribution functions, charge form factors, and lattice quantum chromodynamics simulations. Using a conformal moment space parametrization, we achieve a unified description across low- and high-x regions at next to leading order accuracy in perturbative corrections. The results provide state-of-the-art generalized parton distributions consistent with almost all known facts, enabling three-dimensional nucleon imaging in impact parameter space and, at the same time, establishing a benchmark for future theoretical and experimental studies of the nucleon structure.
Authors
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Temple College (US)
- University of California System (US)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (US)
- Dominion University College (GH)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Japan) (JP)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Old Dominion University (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/qct5-y7rp
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.61
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Office of Science
- Nuclear Physics