Next-to-Next-to-Leading Order QCD Analysis of DIS Structure Functions

Abstract

It is performed for the first time a next-to-next-to-leading order analysis of deep inelastic structure functions $F_2$ and $F_L$ using the recently determined first moments of the non-singlet anomalous dimensions and the corresponding Wilson coefficients. {}From a comparison to BCDMS data we found a slight decrease in the energy scale of perturbative QCD with respect to the next-to-leading order analysis, which brings the scale closer to the value predicted from a scheme invariant approach.

Comments: Latex 12 pages, 2 figures available on request, preprint UCI-TR/94-4