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

Journal article

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.

Authors: Chatrchyan, S; Khachatryan, V; Sirunyan, A; Tumasyan, A; Adam, W

• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Volume: 2012
• Issue: 1
• Publication date: 2012-02-27
• DOI: 10.1007/JHEP01(2012)052
• EISSN: 1029-8479
• ISSN: 1126-6708