Exclusive γγ →+μμ- production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV


Chatrchyan S., Khachatryan V., Sirunyan A., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Bergauer T., ...Daha Fazla

Journal of High Energy Physics, cilt.2012, sa.1, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2012 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/jhep01(2012)052
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hadron-Hadron Scattering
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A measurement of the exclusive two-photon production of muon pairs in proton-proton collisions at √s = 7TeV, pp → pμ+μ -p, is reported using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 40 pb-1. For muon pairs with invariant mass greater than 11:5 GeV, transverse momentum p (μ) > 4 GeV and pseudorapidity σ(μ) < 2:1, a t to the dimuon pT(μ+μ-) distribution results in a measured cross section of η(p → pμ+μ -p) = 3:38+0:58 0:55 (stat:)±0:16 (syst:)±0:14 (lumi:) pb, consistent with the theoretical prediction evaluated with the event generator Lpair. The ratio to the predicted cross section is 0:83+0:14 -0:13 (stat:) ± 0:04 (syst:) ± 0:03 (lumi:). The characteristic distributions of the muon pairs produced via fusion, such as the muon acoplanarity, the muon pair invariant mass and transverse momentum agree with those from the theory. Copyright © CERN.