C. Adloff et al., A MEASUREMENT OF THE PROTON STRUCTURE-FUNCTION F-2(X, Q(2)) AT LOW-X AND LOW-Q(2) AT HERA, Nuclear physics. B, 497(1-2), 1997, pp. 3-28
The results of a measurement of the proton structure function F-2(x,Q(
2)) and the virtual photon-proton cross section are reported for momen
tum transfers squared Q(2) between 0.35 GeV2 and 3.5 GeV2 and for Bjor
ken-x values down to 6 x 10(-6) using data collected by the HERA exper
iment H1 in 1995, The data represent an increase in kinematic reach to
lower x and Q(2) values of about a factor of 5 compared to previous H
1 measurements. Including measurements from fixed target experiments t
he rise of F-2 with decreasing x is found to be less steep for the low
est Q(2) values measured, Phenomenological models at low Q(2) are comp
ared with the data. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.