{
  "id": "hep-ph/9609361",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "1996-09-16T10:40:22.000Z",
  "updated": "1996-09-16T10:40:22.000Z",
  "title": "On the $Q^2$ dependence of nuclear structure functions",
  "authors": [
    "D. Indumathi"
  ],
  "comment": "11 pages LaTeX, with 3 figures of encapsulated postscript files",
  "journal": "Z.Phys. C76 (1997) 91-97",
  "categories": [
    "hep-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "The recent high statistics NMC data on the Tin to Carbon structure function ratio seems to indicate, for the first time, a significant $Q^2$ dependence, especially at small values of Bjorken $x$, $x < 0.05$, and $Q^2 > 1 GeV^2$. Pure leading twist, perturbative QCD--based predictions, which are consistent with the free nucleon data, yield a fairly flat ratio with little or no $Q^2$ dependence. In view of this seeming contradiction, we re-examine the applicability of such a perturbative model to nuclear structure functions in such a kinematical regime. We find that the model is consistent with all data, within experimental errors, without any need for introducing additional higher twist contributions. The model correctly reproduces the $Q^2$ dependence of the Carbon structure function as well. We also critically examine the $Q^2$ dependence of the corresponding spin dependent structure functions.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "1996-09-16T10:40:22.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "nuclear structure functions",
      "dependence",
      "carbon structure function ratio",
      "corresponding spin dependent structure functions",
      "high statistics nmc data"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1007/s002880050531"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 11,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 423403,
      "adsabs": "1996hep.ph....9361I"
    }
  }
}