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Reply to “Comment on “QCD factorization with multihadron fragmentation functions””

T. C. Rogers* and T. Rainaldi†

M. Radici‡

A. Courtoy§

  • *Contact author: trogers@odu.edu
  • †Contact author: tommaso.rainaldi@stonybrook.edu
  • ‡Contact author: marco.radici@pv.infn.it
  • §Contact author: aurore@fisica.unam.mx
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Phys. Rev. D 113, 038902 – Published 25 February, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/dc4y-lhg8

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We respond to comments [D. Pitonyak, C. Cocuzza, A. Metz, A. Prokudin, and N. Sato, preceding Comment, Phys. Rev. D 113, 038901 (2026)] about our article, [Phys. Rev. D 111, 056001 (2025)]. We stand by our conclusions and defend them against the criticisms.

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Comment on “QCD factorization with multihadron fragmentation functions”

D. Pitonyak, C. Cocuzza, A. Metz, A. Prokudin, and N. Sato
Phys. Rev. D 113, 038901 (2026)

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QCD factorization with multihadron fragmentation functions

T. C. Rogers, M. Radici, A. Courtoy, and T. Rainaldi
Phys. Rev. D 111, 056001 (2025)

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Phys. Rev. D 113, 038902– Published 25 February, 2026
  • Received 22 August 2025
  • Accepted 21 January 2026
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