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Static structure factors are computed for large-scale, mechanically stable, jammed packings of frictionless spheres (three dimensions) and disks (two dimensions) with broad, power-law size dispersity characterized by the exponent -β. The static structure factor exhibits diverging power-law behavior for small wave numbers, allowing us to identify a structural fractal dimension d_{f}. In three dimensions, d_{f}≈2.0 for 2.5≤β≤3.8, such that each of the structure factors can be collapsed onto a universal curve. In two dimensions, we instead find 1.0≲d_{f}≲1.34 for 2.1≤β≤2.9. Furthermore, we show that the fractal behavior persists when rattler particles are removed, indicating that the long-wavelength structural properties of the packings are controlled by the large particle backbone conferring mechanical rigidity to the system. A numerical scheme for computing structure factors for triclinic unit cells is presented and employed to analyze the jammed packings.
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