Observation and Measurement of Forward Proton Scattering in Association with Lepton Pairs Produced via the Photon Fusion Mechanism at ATLAS

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Photons, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, Tellurium compounds, ATLAS detectors, Cross-section measurement, Fusion mechanism, Integrated luminosity, Observation and measurement, Proton proton collisions, Proton scattering, Standard deviation, Forward scattering

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In: Physical review letters, Vol. 125, No. 26, 261801, 23.12.2020.

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title = "Observation and Measurement of Forward Proton Scattering in Association with Lepton Pairs Produced via the Photon Fusion Mechanism at ATLAS",

abstract = "The observation of forward proton scattering in association with lepton pairs (e+e-+p or μ+μ-+p) produced via photon fusion is presented. The scattered proton is detected by the ATLAS Forward Proton spectrometer, while the leptons are reconstructed by the central ATLAS detector. Proton-proton collision data recorded in 2017 at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV are analyzed, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 14.6 fb-1. A total of 57 (123) candidates in the ee+p (μμ+p) final state are selected, allowing the background-only hypothesis to be rejected with a significance exceeding 5 standard deviations in each channel. Proton-tagging techniques are introduced for cross-section measurements in the fiducial detector acceptance, corresponding to σee+p=11.0±2.6(stat)±1.2(syst)±0.3(lumi) and σμμ+p=7.2±1.6(stat)±0.9(syst)±0.2(lumi) fb in the dielectron and dimuon channel, respectively. ",

keywords = "Photons, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, Tellurium compounds, ATLAS detectors, Cross-section measurement, Fusion mechanism, Integrated luminosity, Observation and measurement, Proton proton collisions, Proton scattering, Standard deviation, Forward scattering",

author = "{The ATLAS collaboration} and A.E. Barton and I.A. Bertram and G. Borissov and E.V. Bouhova-Thacker and H. Fox and R.C.W. Henderson and R.W.L. Jones and V. Kartvelishvili and R.E. Long and P.A. Love and D. Muenstermann and A.J. Parker and Izaac Sanderswood and M. Smizanska and A.S. Tee and J. Walder and A.M. Wharton and B.W. Whitmore and Melissa Yexley",

year = "2020",

month = dec,

day = "23",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.261801",

language = "English",

volume = "125",

journal = "Physical review letters",

issn = "1079-7114",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "26",

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T1 - Observation and Measurement of Forward Proton Scattering in Association with Lepton Pairs Produced via the Photon Fusion Mechanism at ATLAS

AU - The ATLAS collaboration

AU - Barton, A.E.

AU - Bertram, I.A.

AU - Borissov, G.

AU - Bouhova-Thacker, E.V.

AU - Fox, H.

AU - Henderson, R.C.W.

AU - Jones, R.W.L.

AU - Kartvelishvili, V.

AU - Long, R.E.

AU - Love, P.A.

AU - Muenstermann, D.

AU - Parker, A.J.

AU - Sanderswood, Izaac

AU - Smizanska, M.

AU - Tee, A.S.

AU - Walder, J.

AU - Wharton, A.M.

AU - Whitmore, B.W.

AU - Yexley, Melissa

PY - 2020/12/23

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N2 - The observation of forward proton scattering in association with lepton pairs (e+e-+p or μ+μ-+p) produced via photon fusion is presented. The scattered proton is detected by the ATLAS Forward Proton spectrometer, while the leptons are reconstructed by the central ATLAS detector. Proton-proton collision data recorded in 2017 at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV are analyzed, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 14.6 fb-1. A total of 57 (123) candidates in the ee+p (μμ+p) final state are selected, allowing the background-only hypothesis to be rejected with a significance exceeding 5 standard deviations in each channel. Proton-tagging techniques are introduced for cross-section measurements in the fiducial detector acceptance, corresponding to σee+p=11.0±2.6(stat)±1.2(syst)±0.3(lumi) and σμμ+p=7.2±1.6(stat)±0.9(syst)±0.2(lumi) fb in the dielectron and dimuon channel, respectively.

AB - The observation of forward proton scattering in association with lepton pairs (e+e-+p or μ+μ-+p) produced via photon fusion is presented. The scattered proton is detected by the ATLAS Forward Proton spectrometer, while the leptons are reconstructed by the central ATLAS detector. Proton-proton collision data recorded in 2017 at a center-of-mass energy of s=13 TeV are analyzed, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 14.6 fb-1. A total of 57 (123) candidates in the ee+p (μμ+p) final state are selected, allowing the background-only hypothesis to be rejected with a significance exceeding 5 standard deviations in each channel. Proton-tagging techniques are introduced for cross-section measurements in the fiducial detector acceptance, corresponding to σee+p=11.0±2.6(stat)±1.2(syst)±0.3(lumi) and σμμ+p=7.2±1.6(stat)±0.9(syst)±0.2(lumi) fb in the dielectron and dimuon channel, respectively.

KW - Photons

KW - Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy

KW - Tellurium compounds

KW - ATLAS detectors

KW - Cross-section measurement

KW - Fusion mechanism

KW - Integrated luminosity

KW - Observation and measurement

KW - Proton proton collisions

KW - Proton scattering

KW - Standard deviation

KW - Forward scattering

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.261801

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.261801

M3 - Journal article

VL - 125

JO - Physical review letters

JF - Physical review letters

SN - 1079-7114

IS - 26

M1 - 261801

ER -

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