W and Z boson production in p-Pb collisions at √sNN=5.02 TeV


Adam J., Adamová D., Aggarwal M., Aglieri Rinella G., Agnello M., Agrawal N., ...Daha Fazla

Journal of High Energy Physics, cilt.2017, sa.2, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2017 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/jhep02(2017)077
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heavy Ion Experiments
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The W and Z boson production was measured via the muonic decay channel in proton-lead collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider with the ALICE detector. The measurement covers backward (−4.46 < ycms < −2.96) and forward (2.03 < ycms < 3.53) rapidity regions, corresponding to Pb-going and p-going directions, respectively. The Z-boson production cross section, with dimuon invariant mass of 60 < mμμ < 120 GeV/c2 and muon transverse momentum (pT μ) larger than 20 GeV/c, is measured. The production cross section and charge asymmetry of muons from W-boson decays with pT μ > 10 GeV/c are determined. The results are compared to theoretical calculations both with and without including the nuclear modification of the parton distribution functions. The W-boson production is also studied as a function of the collision centrality: the cross section of muons from W-boson decays is found to scale with the average number of binary nucleon-nucleon collisions within uncertainties.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]