TY - JOUR
T1 - Exclusive dielectron production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV with ATLAS
AU - The ATLAS collaboration
AU - Aad, G.
AU - Abbott, B.
AU - Abbott, D. C.
AU - Abeling, K.
AU - Abidi, S. H.
AU - Aboulhorma, A.
AU - Abramowicz, H.
AU - Abreu, H.
AU - Abulaiti, Y.
AU - Abusleme Hoffman, A. C.
AU - Acharya, B. S.
AU - Achkar, B.
AU - Adam, L.
AU - Adam Bourdarios, C.
AU - Adamczyk, L.
AU - Adamek, L.
AU - Addepalli, S. V.
AU - Adelman, J.
AU - Adiguzel, A.
AU - Adorni, S.
AU - Adye, T.
AU - Affolder, A. A.
AU - Afik, Y.
AU - Agaras, M. N.
AU - Agarwala, J.
AU - Aggarwal, A.
AU - Agheorghiesei, C.
AU - Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.
AU - Ahmad, A.
AU - Ahmadov, F.
AU - Ahmed, W. S.
AU - Ahuja, S.
AU - Ai, X.
AU - Aielli, G.
AU - Aizenberg, I.
AU - Akbiyik, M.
AU - Åkesson, T. P.A.
AU - Akimov, A. V.
AU - Al Khoury, K.
AU - Alberghi, G. L.
AU - Albert, J.
AU - Albicocco, P.
AU - Alconada Verzini, M. J.
AU - Alderweireldt, S.
AU - Aleksa, M.
AU - Aleksandrov, I. N.
AU - Diaz, M. A.
AU - Kuleshov, S.
AU - Ulloa Poblete, P. A.
AU - Zamora Saa, J. A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Exclusive production of dielectron pairs, γγ → e + e −, is studied using Lint = 1.72 nb−1 of data from ultraperipheral collisions of lead nuclei at sNN = 5.02 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The process of interest proceeds via photon–photon interactions in the strong electromagnetic fields of relativistic lead nuclei. Dielectron production is measured in the fiducial region defined by following requirements: electron transverse momentum pTe > 2.5 GeV, absolute electron pseudorapidity |η e | < 2.5, dielectron invariant mass mee > 5 GeV, and dielectron transverse momentum pTee < 2 GeV. Differential cross-sections are measured as a function of mee, average pTe , absolute dielectron rapidity |yee|, and scattering angle in the dielectron rest frame, |cos θ *|, in the inclusive sample, and also with a requirement of no activity in the forward direction. The total integrated fiducial cross-section is measured to be 215±1(stat.)−20+23(syst.)±4(lumi.) μb. Within experimental uncertainties the measured integrated cross-section is in good agreement with the QED predictions from the Monte Carlo programs Starlight and SuperChic, confirming the broad features of the initial photon fluxes. The differential cross-sections show systematic differences from these predictions which are more pronounced at high |yee | and |cos θ * | values. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
AB - Exclusive production of dielectron pairs, γγ → e + e −, is studied using Lint = 1.72 nb−1 of data from ultraperipheral collisions of lead nuclei at sNN = 5.02 TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The process of interest proceeds via photon–photon interactions in the strong electromagnetic fields of relativistic lead nuclei. Dielectron production is measured in the fiducial region defined by following requirements: electron transverse momentum pTe > 2.5 GeV, absolute electron pseudorapidity |η e | < 2.5, dielectron invariant mass mee > 5 GeV, and dielectron transverse momentum pTee < 2 GeV. Differential cross-sections are measured as a function of mee, average pTe , absolute dielectron rapidity |yee|, and scattering angle in the dielectron rest frame, |cos θ *|, in the inclusive sample, and also with a requirement of no activity in the forward direction. The total integrated fiducial cross-section is measured to be 215±1(stat.)−20+23(syst.)±4(lumi.) μb. Within experimental uncertainties the measured integrated cross-section is in good agreement with the QED predictions from the Monte Carlo programs Starlight and SuperChic, confirming the broad features of the initial photon fluxes. The differential cross-sections show systematic differences from these predictions which are more pronounced at high |yee | and |cos θ * | values. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
KW - Heavy Ion Experiments
KW - Heavy-Ion Collision
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85163887123&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/JHEP06(2023)182
DO - 10.1007/JHEP06(2023)182
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85163887123
SN - 1126-6708
VL - 2023
JO - Journal of High Energy Physics
JF - Journal of High Energy Physics
IS - 6
M1 - 182
ER -