First Measurement of the <i>Z</i> → μ<SUP>+</SUP> μ<SUP>-</SUP> Angular Coefficients in the Forward Region of <i>pp</i> Collisions at √<i>s</i>=13 TeV



Aaij, R, Abdelmotteleb, ASW, Beteta, C Abellan, Abudinen, F, Ackernley, T, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Afsharnia, H, Agapopoulou, C, Aidala, CA
et al (show 981 more authors) (2022) First Measurement of the <i>Z</i> → μ<SUP>+</SUP> μ<SUP>-</SUP> Angular Coefficients in the Forward Region of <i>pp</i> Collisions at √<i>s</i>=13 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 129 (9). 091801-.

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Abstract

The first study of the angular distribution of μ^{+}μ^{-} pairs produced in the forward rapidity region via the Drell-Yan reaction pp→γ^{*}/Z+X→ℓ^{+}ℓ^{-}+X is presented, using data collected with the LHCb detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.1  fb^{-1}. The coefficients of the five leading terms in the angular distribution are determined as a function of the dimuon transverse momentum and rapidity. The results are compared to various theoretical predictions of the Z-boson production mechanism and can also be used to probe transverse-momentum-dependent parton distributions within the proton.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: LHCb Collaboration
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2022 09:57
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2023 09:11
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.091801
Open Access URL: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2203.01602v2.pdf
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3165102