The structure of the general solution of the inhomogeneous evolution
equations allows the separation of a photon structure function into
perturbative (``anomalous") and non-perturbative contributions. The former part
is fully calculable, and can be identified with the high-mass contributions to
the dispersion integral in the photon mass. Properly normalized ``state"
distributions can be defined, where the $\gamma\to\qqbar$ splitting probability
is factored out. These state distributions are shown to be useful in the
description of the hadronic event properties, and necessary for a proper
eikonalization of jet cross sections. Convenient parametrizations are provided
both for the state and for the full anomalous parton distributions. The
non-perturbative parts of the parton distribution functions of the photon are
identified with the low-mass contributions to the dispersion integral. Their
normalizations, as well as the value of the scale $Q_0$ at which the
perturbative parts vanish, are fixed by approximating the low-mass
contributions by a discrete, finite sum of vector mesons. The shapes of these
hadronic distributions are fitted to the available data on $F_2^\gamma(x,Q^2)$.
Parametrizations are provided for $Q_0=0.6\,$GeV and $Q_0=2\,$GeV, both in the
DIS and the $\overline{\mathrm{MS}}$ factorization schemes. The full
parametrizations are extended towards virtual photons. Finally, the often-used
``FKP-plus-TPC/$2\gamma$" solution for $F_2^\gamma(x,Q^2)$ is commented upon.Comment: 33 pages, Latex, 6 Z-compressed and uuencoded figure
Proton-proton collisions at √ s = 7 TeV and heavy ion collisions at √ s NN = 2.76 TeV were produced by the LHC and recorded using the ATLAS experiment's trigger system in 2010. The LHC is designed with a maximum bunch crossing rate of 40 MHz and the ATLAS trigger system is designed to record approximately 200 of these per second. The trigger system selects events by rapidly identifying signatures of muon, electron, photon, tau lepton, jet, and B meson candidates, as well as using global event signatures, such as missing transverse energy. An overview of the ATLAS trigger system, the evolution of the system during 2010 and the performance of the trigger system components and selections based on the 2010 collision data are shown. A brief outline of plans for the trigger system in 2011 is presented.
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