Measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section at √s = 13  TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

This Letter presents a measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section using 60  μb−1 of pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy √s of 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Inelastic interactions are selected using rings of plastic scintillators in the forward region (2.07<|η|<3...

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Main Authors: Aaboud, Morad (Author) , Anders, Christoph (Author) , Andrei, George Victor (Author) , Antel, Claire (Author) , Baas, Alessandra Edda (Author) , Brandt, Oleg (Author) , Djuvsland, Julia Isabell (Author) , Dunford, Monica (Author) , Ferreira de Lima, Danilo Enoque (Author) , Geisler, Manuel Patrice (Author) , Giulini, Maddalena (Author) , Hanke, Paul (Author) , Jongmanns, Jan (Author) , Kluge, Eike-Erik (Author) , Kolb, Mathis (Author) , Kretz, Moritz (Author) , Kugel, Andreas (Author) , Lang, Valerie (Author) , Lisovyi, Mykhailo (Author) , Meier, Karlheinz (Author) , Meyer zu Theenhausen, Hanno (Author) , Narrias Villar, Daniel Isaac (Author) , S̜ahinsoy, Merve (Author) , Schätzel, Sebastian (Author) , Scharf, Veit (Author) , Schöning, André (Author) , Schultz-Coulon, Hans-Christian (Author) , Sosa Corral, David E. (Author) , Stamen, Rainer (Author) , Starovoitov, Pavel (Author) , Suchek, Stanislav (Author) , Wessels, Martin (Author)
Corporate Author: ATLAS Collaboration (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 26 October 2016
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2016, Volume: 117, Issue: 18
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.182002
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Author Notes:M. Aaboud et al.* (ATLAS Collaboration)
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Summary:This Letter presents a measurement of the inelastic proton-proton cross section using 60  μb−1 of pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy √s of 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Inelastic interactions are selected using rings of plastic scintillators in the forward region (2.07<|η|<3.86) of the detector. A cross section of 68.1±1.4  mb is measured in the fiducial region ξ=M2X/s>10−6, where MX is the larger invariant mass of the two hadronic systems separated by the largest rapidity gap in the event. In this ξ range the scintillators are highly efficient. For diffractive events this corresponds to cases where at least one proton dissociates to a system with MX>13  GeV. The measured cross section is compared with a range of theoretical predictions. When extrapolated to the full phase space, a cross section of 78.1±2.9  mb is measured, consistent with the inelastic cross section increasing with center-of-mass energy.
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*ATLAS Collaboration: M. Aaboud, C.F. Anders, V. Andrei, C. Antel, A.E. Baas, O. Brandt, J.I. Djuvsland, M. Dunford, D.E. Ferreira de Lima, M.P. Geisler, M. Giulini, P. Hanke, J. Jongmanns, E.-E. Kluge, M. Kolb, M. Kretz, A. Kugel, V.S. Lang, M. Lisovyi, K. Meier, H. Meyer zu Theenhausen, D.I. Narrias Villar, M. Sahinsoy, S. Schaetzel, V. Scharf, A. Schoening, H.-C. Schultz-Coulon, D. Sosa, R. Stamen, P. Starovoitov, S. Suchek, M. Wessels [und 2826 weitere Personen]
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.182002