Event shapes and azimuthal correlations in Z + jets events in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV
ArXiv 1301.1646 (2013)
Forward-backward asymmetry of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at s=7TeV
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 718:3 (2013) 752-772
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A measurement of the forward-backward asymmetry (AFB) of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in pp collisions at s=7TeV is presented. The data sample, collected with the CMS detector, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 5fb-1. The asymmetry is measured as a function of dilepton mass and rapidity in the dielectron and dimuon channels. Combined results from the two channels are presented, and are compared with the standard model predictions. The AFB measurement in the dimuon channel and the combination of the two channels are the first such results obtained at a hadron collider. The measured asymmetries are consistent with the standard model predictions. © 2012 CERN.Observation of a diffractive contribution to dijet production in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology 87:1 (2013)
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The cross section for dijet production in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV is presented as a function of a variable that approximates the fractional momentum loss of the scattered proton in single-diffractive events. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of 2.7 nb-1 collected with the CMS detector at the LHC at low instantaneous luminosities, and uses events with jet transverse momentum of at least 20 GeV. The dijet cross section results are compared to the predictions of diffractive and nondiffractive models. The low- data show a significant contribution from diffractive dijet production, observed for the first time at the LHC. The associated rapidity gap survival probability is estimated. © 2013 CERN. Published by the American Physical Society.Production of Z0 bosons in elastic and quasi-elastic ep collisions at HERA
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 718:3 (2013) 915-921
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The production of Z0 bosons in the reaction ep→eZ0p(*), where p(*) stands for a proton or a low-mass nucleon resonance, has been studied in ep collisions at HERA using the ZEUS detector. The analysis is based on a data sample collected between 1996 and 2007, amounting to 496pb-1 of integrated luminosity. The Z0 was measured in the hadronic decay mode. The elasticity of the events was ensured by a cut on ηmax<3.0, where ηmax is the maximum pseudorapidity of energy deposits in the calorimeter defined with respect to the proton beam direction. A signal was observed at the Z0 mass. The cross section of the reaction ep→eZ0p(*) was measured to be σ(ep→eZ0p(*))=0.13±0.06(stat.)±0.01(syst.) pb, in agreement with the Standard Model prediction of 0.16 pb. This is the first measurement of Z0 production in ep collisions. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.Search for direct production of charginos and neutralinos in events with three leptons and missing transverse momentum in s=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 718:3 (2013) 841-859