Abstract

The scaling behavior of the invariant production cross section is a powerful tool in order to probe the dynamics of particle production. Here, we investigate the scaling properties of large- p ⊥ hadron, jet and prompt photon production in hadronic collisions by comparing systematically world data to NLO QCD predictions. In the hadron sector a significant discrepancy is reported, while prompt photon and jet production data prove in agreement with leadingtwist expectations. We interpret these results as coming from a non-negligible contribution of higher-twist processes, in which the hadron is produced directly in the hard subprocess. Predictions at RHIC are successfully compared to PHENIX preliminary measurements and LHC predictions are given.

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