Determination of LambdaMS from the gluon and ghost propagators in Landau gauge

Abstract

We give an update on our lattice determination of r_0 LambdaMS for different Nf. Our calculations employ the strong coupling constant in the minimal MOM scheme for QCD in Landau gauge, and we report here on our progress towards a quantitative understanding of the intrinsic lattice discretization artifacts at large momenta. This is important for a high-precision analysis, in particular for the unquenched calculations for which the access to small lattice spacings is restricted by the available gauge configurations.

7 pages, 4 figures. Contribution to the 30th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory, June 24-29, 2012, Cairns, Australia