Measurement of the exclusive γγ → μ<sup>+</sup>μ<sup>−</sup>process in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV with the ATLAS detector

Aaboud, M, Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abdinov, O, Abeloos, B, Abidi, SH, AbouZeid, OS, Abraham, NL, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H
et al (show 74 more authors) (2018) Measurement of the exclusive γγ → μ<sup>+</sup>μ<sup>−</sup>process in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV with the ATLAS detector. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 777. 303 - 323.

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Abstract

© 2017 The Author(s) The production of exclusive γγ→μ+μ−events in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb−1. The measurement is performed for a dimuon invariant mass of 12GeV<mμ+μ−<70GeV. The integrated cross-section is determined within a fiducial acceptance region of the ATLAS detector and differential cross-sections are measured as a function of the dimuon invariant mass. The results are compared to theoretical predictions both with and without corrections for absorptive effects.

Item Type: Article Symplectic Admin 12 Feb 2018 10:30 13 May 2021 09:31 10.1016/j.physletb.2017.12.043 https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.04053 https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3017826