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We determine the spatial (impact parameter) dependence of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs) using the A-dependence of the spatially independent (averaged) global fits EPS09 and EKS98. We work under the assumption that the spatial dependence can be formulated as a power series of the nuclear thickness functions T A . To reproduce the A-dependence over the entire x range we need terms up to [T A ]4. As an outcome, we release two sets, EPS09s (LO, NLO, error sets) and EKS98s, of spatially dependent nPDFs for public use. We also discuss the implementation of these into the existing calculations. With our results, the centrality dependence of nuclear hard-process observables can be studied consistently with the globally fitted nPDFs for the first time. As an application, we first calculate the LO nuclear modification factor \( R_{{AA}}^{{1{\text{jet}}}} \) for primary partonic-jet production in different centrality classes in Au+Au collisions at RHIC and Pb+Pb collisions at LHC. Also the corresponding central-to-peripheral ratios \( R_{{CP}}^{{1{\text{jet}}}} \) are studied. We also calculate the LO and NLO nuclear modification factors for single inclusive neutral pion production, \( R_{\text{dAu}}^{{{\pi^0}}} \), at mid- and forward rapidities in different centrality classes in d+Au collisions at RHIC. In particular, we show that our results are compatible with the PHENIX mid-rapidity data within the overall normalization uncertainties given by the experiment. Finally, we show our predictions for the corresponding modifications \( R_{\text{pPb}}^{{{\pi^0}}} \) in the forthcoming p+Pb collisions at LHC.
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Helenius, I., Eskola, K.J., Honkanen, H. et al. Impact-parameter dependent nuclear parton distribution functions: EPS09s and EKS98s and their applications in nuclear hard processes. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 73 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2012)073
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