Measurement of D*± production in deep inelastic scattering at HERA

Journal of High Energy Physics 2013:5 (2013)

Authors:

H Abramowicz, I Abt, L Adamczyk, M Adamus, R Aggarwal, S Antonelli, P Antonioli, A Antonov, M Arneodo, O Arslan, V Aushev, Y Aushev, O Bachynska, A Bamberger, AN Barakbaev, G Barbagli, G Bari, F Barreiro, N Bartosik, D Bartsch, M Basile, O Behnke, J Behr, U Behrens, L Bellagamba, A Bertolin, S Bhadra, M Bindi, C Blohm, V Bokhonov, T Bold, EG Boos, K Borras, D Boscherini, D Bot, I Brock, E Brownson, R Brugnera, N Brümmer, A Bruni, G Bruni, B Brzozowska, PJ Bussey, B Bylsma, A Caldwell, M Capua, R Carlin, CD Catterall, S Chekanov, J Chwastowski, J Ciborowski, R Ciesielski, L Cifarelli, F Cindolo, A Contin, AM Cooper-Sarkar, N Coppola, M Corradi, F Corriveau, M Costa, G D'agostini, F Dal Corso, J Del Peso, RK Dementiev, S De Pasquale, M Derrick, RCE Devenish, D Dobur, BA Dolgoshein, G Dolinska, AT Doyle, V Drugakov, LS Durkin, S Dusini, Y Eisenberg, PF Ermolov, A Eskreys, S Fang, S Fazio, J Ferrando, MI Ferrero, J Figiel, B Foster, G Gach, A Galas, E Gallo, A Garfagnini, A Geiser, I Gialas, A Gizhko, LK Gladilin, D Gladkov, C Glasman, O Gogota, YA Golubkov, P Göttlicher, I Grabowska-Bold, J Grebenyuk, I Gregor, G Grigorescu

Abstract:

The production of D *± mesons in deep inelastic ep scattering has been measured for exchanged photon virtualities 5 < Q 2 < 1000 GeV2, using an integrated luminosity of 363 pb-1 with the ZEUS detector at HERA. Differential cross sections have been measured and compared to next-to-leading-order QCD calculations. The cross-sections are used to extract the charm contribution to the proton structure functions, expressed in terms of the reduced charm cross section, σredc̄c. Theoretical calculations based on fits to inclusive HERA data are compared to the results. © 2013 SISSA.

Measurement of Z boson production in Pb-Pb collisions at √SNN = 2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Physical Review Letters 110:2 (2013) 022301-1-022301-18

Authors:

G Aad, T Abajyan, B Abbott, J Abdallah, S Abdel Khalek, AA Abdelalim, O Abdinov, R Aben, B Abi, M Abolins, OS Abou Zeid, H Abramowicz, H Abreu, BS Acharya, L Adamczyk, DL Adams, TN Addy, J Adelman, S Adomeit, P Adragna, T Adye, S Aefsky, JA Aguilar-Saavedra, M Agustoni, M Aharrouche, SP Ahlen, F Ahles, A Ahmad, M Ahsan, G Aielli, T Akdogan, TPA Åkesson, G Akimoto, AV Akimov, MS Alam, MA Alam, J Albert, S Albrand, M Aleksa, IN Aleksandrov, F Alessandria, C Alexa, G Alexander, G Alexandre, T Alexopoulos, M Alhroob, M Aliev, G Alimonti, J Alison, BMM Allbrooke, PP Allport, SE Allwood-Spiers, J Almond, A Aloisio, R Alon, A Alonso, F Alonso, A Altheimer, B Alvarez Gonzalez, MG Alviggi, K Amako, C Amelung, VV Ammosov, SP Amor Dos Santos, A Amorim, N Amram, C Anastopoulos, LS Ancu, N Andari, T Andeen, CF Anders, G Anders, KJ Anderson, A Andreazza, V Andrei, ML Andrieux, XS Anduaga, P Anger, A Angerami, F Anghinolfi, A Anisenkov, N Anjos, A Annovi, A Antonaki, M Antonelli, A Antonov, J Antos, F Anulli, M Aoki, S Aoun, L Aperio Bella, R Apolle, G Arabidze, I Aracena, Y Arai, ATH Arce, S Arfaoui, JF Arguin, E Arik, M Arik

Abstract:

The ATLAS experiment has observed 1995 Z boson candidates in data corresponding to 0:15 nb-1 of integrated luminosity obtained in the 2011 LHC Pb + Pb run at √SNN = 2.76 TeV. The Z bosons are reconstructed via dielectron and dimuon decay channels, with a background contamination of less than 3%. Results from the two channels are consistent and are combined. Within the statistical and systematic uncertainties, the per-event Z boson yield is proportional to the number of binary collisions estimated by the Glauber model. The elliptic anisotropy of the azimuthal distribution of the Z boson with respect to the event plane is found to be consistent with zero.

Measurement of differential top-quark-pair production cross sections in pp collisions at √s = 7TeV

European Physical Journal C 73:3 (2013) 1-29

Authors:

S Chatrchyan, V Khachatryan, AM Sirunyan, A Tumasyan, W Adam, E Aguilo, T Bergauer, M Dragicevic, J Erö, C Fabjan, M Friedl, R Frühwirth, VM Ghete, J Hammer, N Hörmann, J Hrubec, M Jeitler, W Kiesenhofer, V Knünz, M Krammer, I Krätschmer, D Liko, I Mikulec, M Pernicka, B Rahbaran, C Rohringer, H Rohringer, R Schöfbeck, J Strauss, A Taurok, W Waltenberger, G Walzel, E Widl, CE Wulz, V Mossolov, N Shumeiko, J Suarez Gonzalez, M Bansal, S Bansal, T Cornelis, EA de Wolf, X Janssen, S Luyckx, L Mucibello, S Ochesanu, B Roland, R Rougny, M Selvaggi, Z Staykova, H Van Haevermaet, P Van Mechelen, N Van Remortel, A Van Spilbeeck, F Blekman, S Blyweert, J D'Hondt, R Gonzalez Suarez, A Kalogeropoulos, M Maes, A Olbrechts, W Van Doninck, P Van Mulders, GP Van Onsem, I Villella, B Clerbaux, G de Lentdecker, V Dero, APR Gay, T Hreus, A Léonard, PE Marage, A Mohammadi, T Reis, L Thomas, G Vander Marcken, C Vander Velde, P Vanlaer, J Wang, V Adler, K Beernaert, A Cimmino, S Costantini, G Garcia, M Grunewald, B Klein, J Lellouch, A Marinov, J Mccartin, AA Ocampo Rios, D Ryckbosch, N Strobbe, F Thyssen, M Tytgat, S Walsh, E Yazgan, N Zaganidis, S Basegmez, G Bruno, R Castello, L Ceard

Abstract:

Normalised differential top-quark-pair production cross sections are measured in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeVat the LHC with the CMS detector using data recorded in 2011 corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5. 0 fb-1. The measurements are performed in the lepton+jets decay channels (e+jets and μ+jets) and the dilepton decay channels (e+}e-, μ+μ-, and μ±e∓). The tt̄ differential cross section is measured as a function of kinematic properties of the final-state charged leptons and jets associated to b quarks, as well as those of the top quarks and the tt̄ system. The data are compared with several predictions from perturbative QCD calculations up to approximate next-to-next-to-leading-order precision. No significant deviations from the standard model are observed. © 2013 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.

Measurement of isolated-photon pair production in pp collisions at √s=7TeV with the ATLAS detector

Journal of High Energy Physics 2013:1 (2013)

Authors:

G Aad, T Abajyan, B Abbott, J Abdallah, SA Khalek, AA Abdelalim, O Abdinov, R Aben, B Abi, M Abolins, OS Abouzeid, H Abramowicz, H Abreu, BS Acharya, L Adamczyk, DL Adams, TN Addy, J Adelman, S Adomeit, P Adragna, T Adye, S Aefsky, JA Aguilar-Saavedra, M Agustoni, M Aharrouche, SP Ahlen, F Ahles, A Ahmad, M Ahsan, G Aielli, TPA Åkesson, G Akimoto, AV Akimov, MS Alam, MA Alam, J Albert, S Albrand, M Aleksa, IN Aleksandrov, F Alessandria, C Alexa, G Alexander, G Alexandre, T Alexopoulos, M Alhroob, M Aliev, G Alimonti, J Alison, BMM Allbrooke, PP Allport, SE Allwood-Spiers, J Almond, A Aloisio, R Alon, A Alonso, F Alonso, A Altheimer, BA Gonzalez, MG Alviggi, K Amako, C Amelung, VV Ammosov, SP Amor Dos Santos, A Amorim, N Amram, C Anastopoulos, LS Ancu, N Andari, T Andeen, CF Anders, G Anders, KJ Anderson, A Andreazza, V Andrei, ML Andrieux, XS Anduaga, S Angelidakis, P Anger, A Angerami, F Anghinolfi, A Anisenkov, N Anjos, A Annovi, A Antonaki, M Antonelli, A Antonov, J Antos, F Anulli, M Aoki, S Aoun, L Aperio Bella, R Apolle, G Arabidze, I Aracena, Y Arai, ATH Arce, S Arfaoui, JF Arguin, S Argyropoulos, E Arik

Abstract:

The ATLAS experiment at the LHC has measured the production cross section of events with two isolated photons in the final state, in proton-proton collisions at √s=7TeV . The full data set collected in 2011, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.9 fb-1, is used. The amount of background, from hadronic jets and isolated electrons, is estimated with data-driven techniques and subtracted. The total cross section, for two isolated photons with transverse energies above 25 GeV and 22 GeV respectively, in the acceptance of the electromagnetic calorimeter (|η| < 1.37 and 1.52 < |η| < 2.37) and with an angular separation ΔR > 0.4, is 44.0-4.2+3.2 pb. The differential cross sections as a function of the di-photon invariant mass, transverse momentum, azimuthal separation, and cosine of the polar angle of the largest transverse energy photon in the Collins-Soper di-photon rest frame are also measured. The results are compared to the prediction of leading-order parton-shower and next-to-leading-order and next-to-next-to-leading-order parton-level generators.[Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2013 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.

Measurement of the W+W- cross section in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV and limits on anomalous WWγ and WWZ couplings

European Physical Journal C 73:10 (2013) 1-22

Authors:

S Chatrchyan, V Khachatryan, AM Sirunyan, A Tumasyan, W Adam, T Bergauer, M Dragicevic, J Erö, C Fabjan, M Friedl, R Frühwirth, VM Ghete, N Hörmann, J Hrubec, M Jeitler, W Kiesenhofer, V Knünz, M Krammer, I Krätschmer, D Liko, I Mikulec, D Rabady, B Rahbaran, C Rohringer, H Rohringer, R Schöfbeck, J Strauss, A Taurok, W Treberer-Treberspurg, W Waltenberger, CE Wulz, V Mossolov, N Shumeiko, J Suarez Gonzalez, S Alderweireldt, M Bansal, S Bansal, T Cornelis, EA De Wolf, X Janssen, A Knutsson, S Luyckx, L Mucibello, S Ochesanu, B Roland, R Rougny, H Van Haevermaet, P Van Mechelen, N Van Remortel, A Van Spilbeeck, F Blekman, S Blyweert, J D'Hondt, A Kalogeropoulos, J Keaveney, M Maes, A Olbrechts, S Tavernier, W Van Doninck, P Van Mulders, GP Van Onsem, I Villella, B Clerbaux, G De Lentdecker, L Favart, APR Gay, T Hreus, A Léonard, PE Marage, A Mohammadi, L Perniè, T Reis, T Seva, L Thomas, C Vander Velde, P Vanlaer, J Wang, V Adler, K Beernaert, L Benucci, A Cimmino, S Costantini, S Dildick, G Garcia, B Klein, J Lellouch, A Marinov, J Mccartin, AA Ocampo Rios, D Ryckbosch, M Sigamani, N Strobbe, F Thyssen, M Tytgat, S Walsh, E Yazgan, N Zaganidis, S Basegmez, C Beluffi, G Bruno

Abstract:

A measurement of W+W- production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV is presented. The data were collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.92±0.11 fb-1. The W+W- candidates consist of two oppositely charged leptons, electrons or muons, accompanied by large missing transverse energy. The W+W- production cross section is measured to be 52.4±2.0 (stat.)±4.5 (syst.)±1.2 (lum.) pb. This measurement is consistent with the standard model prediction of 47.0±2.0 pb at next-to-leading order. Stringent limits on the WWγ and WWZ anomalous triple gauge-boson couplings are set. © 2013 CERN for the benefit of the CMS collaboration.