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Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. / The ATLAS collaboration ; Barton, Adam Edward; Beattie, Michael et al.
In: Physics Letters B, Vol. 749, 07.10.2015, p. 242-261.

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The ATLAS collaboration, Barton, AE, Beattie, M, Borissov, G, Bouhova-Thacker, EV, Dearnaley, W, Fox, H, Grimm, KAT, Henderson, RCW, Hughes, G, Jones, RWL, Kartvelishvili, V, Long, RE, Love, PA, Maddocks, H, Skinner, M, Smizanska, M, Walder, JW & Wharton, A 2015, 'Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector', Physics Letters B, vol. 749, pp. 242-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.069

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The ATLAS collaboration, Barton, A. E., Beattie, M., Borissov, G., Bouhova-Thacker, E. V., Dearnaley, W., Fox, H., Grimm, K. A. T., Henderson, R. C. W., Hughes, G., Jones, R. W. L., Kartvelishvili, V., Long, R. E., Love, P. A., Maddocks, H., Skinner, M., Smizanska, M., Walder, J. W., & Wharton, A. (2015). Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physics Letters B, 749, 242-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.069

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The ATLAS collaboration, Barton AE, Beattie M, Borissov G, Bouhova-Thacker EV, Dearnaley W et al. Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physics Letters B. 2015 Oct 7;749:242-261. Epub 2015 Jul 31. doi: 10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.069

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The ATLAS collaboration ; Barton, Adam Edward ; Beattie, Michael et al. / Measurement of exclusive γγ → +− production in proton–proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. In: Physics Letters B. 2015 ; Vol. 749. pp. 242-261.

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abstract = "This Letter reports a measurement of the exclusive γγ → +− ( = e, μ) cross-section in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, based on an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb−1. For the electron or muon pairs satisfying exclusive selection criteria, a fit to the dilepton acoplanarity distribution is used to extract the fiducial cross-sections. The cross-section in the electron channel is determined to be σexcl. γγ→e+e− = 0.428 ± 0.035 (stat.) ± 0.018 (syst.) pb for a phase–space region with invariant mass of the electron pairs greater than 24 GeV, in which both electrons have transverse momentum pT > 12 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4. For muon pairs with invariant mass greater than 20 GeV, muon transverse momentum pT > 10 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4, the cross-section is determined to be σexcl. γγ→μ+μ− = 0.628 ± 0.032 (stat.) ± 0.021 (syst.) pb. When proton absorptive effects due to the finite size of the proton are taken into account in the theory calculation, the measured cross-sections are found to be consistent with the theory prediction. ",
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AU - Borissov, Guennadi

AU - Bouhova-Thacker, Evelina Vassileva

AU - Dearnaley, William

AU - Fox, Harald

AU - Grimm, Kathryn Ann Tschann

AU - Henderson, Robert Charles William

AU - Hughes, Gareth

AU - Jones, Roger William Lewis

AU - Kartvelishvili, Vakhtang

AU - Long, Robin Eamonn

AU - Love, Peter Allan

AU - Maddocks, Harvey

AU - Skinner, Malcolm

AU - Smizanska, Maria

AU - Walder, James William

AU - Wharton, Andy

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N2 - This Letter reports a measurement of the exclusive γγ → +− ( = e, μ) cross-section in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, based on an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb−1. For the electron or muon pairs satisfying exclusive selection criteria, a fit to the dilepton acoplanarity distribution is used to extract the fiducial cross-sections. The cross-section in the electron channel is determined to be σexcl. γγ→e+e− = 0.428 ± 0.035 (stat.) ± 0.018 (syst.) pb for a phase–space region with invariant mass of the electron pairs greater than 24 GeV, in which both electrons have transverse momentum pT > 12 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4. For muon pairs with invariant mass greater than 20 GeV, muon transverse momentum pT > 10 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4, the cross-section is determined to be σexcl. γγ→μ+μ− = 0.628 ± 0.032 (stat.) ± 0.021 (syst.) pb. When proton absorptive effects due to the finite size of the proton are taken into account in the theory calculation, the measured cross-sections are found to be consistent with the theory prediction.

AB - This Letter reports a measurement of the exclusive γγ → +− ( = e, μ) cross-section in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, based on an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb−1. For the electron or muon pairs satisfying exclusive selection criteria, a fit to the dilepton acoplanarity distribution is used to extract the fiducial cross-sections. The cross-section in the electron channel is determined to be σexcl. γγ→e+e− = 0.428 ± 0.035 (stat.) ± 0.018 (syst.) pb for a phase–space region with invariant mass of the electron pairs greater than 24 GeV, in which both electrons have transverse momentum pT > 12 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4. For muon pairs with invariant mass greater than 20 GeV, muon transverse momentum pT > 10 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 2.4, the cross-section is determined to be σexcl. γγ→μ+μ− = 0.628 ± 0.032 (stat.) ± 0.021 (syst.) pb. When proton absorptive effects due to the finite size of the proton are taken into account in the theory calculation, the measured cross-sections are found to be consistent with the theory prediction.

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