Input cross sections for RhicBos

This page describes how to download the input cross section grids for RhicBos.

General structure of the input

The input cross sections are calculated according to the procedure described in the journal references.
RhicBos reads in as the input
  • one main  cross section grid (W-term, asymptotic piece, or the integral ΔσNLO of the NLO cross section over the small  QTregion) 
  • and, optionally,  the second grid with the finite NLO piece (Y-piece). The second grid is needed if one generates the complete resummed cross section (W+Y). However, it is not needed to calculate the cross section for the small  QTresummed cross section (W term) only. If the second grid is not used, its name in RB.IN must be replaced by "-".

Input grid files available for download


In your publications, please acknowledge RhicBos by citing the RhicBos journal references

Unpolarized cross sections for RHIC proton-proton collisions pp→WX→l1l2X

Type of the electroweak
boson
W-term
Y-term
Asymptotic term
ΔσNLO
Leading
order
W +, c.m. energy 500 GeV
CTEQ6.6M
CTEQ6.1
CTEQ5M
MRST'02-NLO
MRSA'
GRV98
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
CTEQ6.6M
CTEQ6.1
CTEQ5M
MRST'02-NLO
MRSA'
GRV98
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98

CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98

CTEQ5L
CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98LO

W +, c.m. energy 650 GeV GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'

W -, c.m. energy 500 GeV CTEQ6.6M
CTEQ5M
MRST'02-NLO
MRSA'
GRV98
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
CTEQ6.6M
CTEQ5M
MRST'02-NLO
MRSA'
GRV98
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98

CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98

CTEQ5L
CTEQ5M
MRSA'
GRV98LO

W -, c.m. energy 650 GeV GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'
GRV98
MRSA'

Single-spin cross sections for RHIC proton-proton collisions ΔLpp→VX→l1l2X

Type of the electroweak
boson
W-term
Y-term
Asymptotic term
ΔσNLO
Leading
order
W+, c.m. energy 500 GeV
DSSV'08
deFlorian -Navarro-Sassot'05
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
DSSV'08
deFlorian -Navarro-Sassot'05
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 (LO) std.
GRSV-2000 (LO) val.
W+, c.m. energy 650 GeV GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C

W -, c.m. energy 500 GeV DSSV'08
deFlorian -Navarro-Sassot'05
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
DSSV'08
deFlorian -Navarro-Sassot'05
Bourrely-Soffer-Buccella'01
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GRSV-2000 (LO) std.
GRSV-2000 (LO) val.
W -, c.m. energy 650 GeV GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C
GRSV-2000 std.
GRSV-2000 val.
GS set A
GS set B
GS set C