Measurement of exclusive pion pair production in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector



Aad, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, DC, Abeling, K, Abidi, SH, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abulaiti, Y, Abusleme Hoffman, AC
et al (show 2889 more authors) (2023) Measurement of exclusive pion pair production in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, 83 (7). 627-. ISSN 1434-6044, 1434-6052

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Abstract

The exclusive production of pion pairs in the process pp→ ppπ+π- has been measured at s=7TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, using 80μb-1 of low-luminosity data. The pion pairs were detected in the ATLAS central detector while outgoing protons were measured in the forward ATLAS ALFA detector system. This represents the first use of proton tagging to measure an exclusive hadronic final state at the LHC. A cross-section measurement is performed in two kinematic regions defined by the proton momenta, the pion rapidities and transverse momenta, and the pion–pion invariant mass. Cross-section values of 4.8±1.0(stat)-0.2+0.3(syst)μb and 9±6(stat)-2+2(syst)μb are obtained in the two regions; they are compared with theoretical models and provide a demonstration of the feasibility of measurements of this type.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 5106 Nuclear and Plasma Physics, 5107 Particle and High Energy Physics, 51 Physical Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 25 Jul 2023 14:39
Last Modified: 23 May 2026 07:32
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11700-x
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171895
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