Measurement of the transverse momentum and [phi]∗[eta] distributions of Drell-Yan lepton pairs in proton–proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

Distributions of transverse momentum pℓℓT and the related angular variable ϕ∗η of DrellΓÇôYan lepton pairs are measured in 20.3┬áfb−1 of protonΓÇôproton collisions at s√=8┬áTeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Measurements in electron-pair and muon-pair final states are corrected for detect...

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Main Authors: Aad, Georges (Author) , Anders, Christoph (Author) , Andrei, George Victor (Author) , Baas, Alessandra Edda (Author) , Brandt, Oleg (Author) , Davygora, Yuriy (Author) , Djuvsland, Julia Isabell (Author) , Dunford, Monica (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) , Schmitt, Sebastian (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: 23 May 2016
In: The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Year: 2016, Volume: 76, Issue: 5
ISSN:1434-6052
DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4070-4
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4070-4
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Summary:Distributions of transverse momentum pℓℓT and the related angular variable ϕ∗η of DrellΓÇôYan lepton pairs are measured in 20.3┬áfb−1 of protonΓÇôproton collisions at s√=8┬áTeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Measurements in electron-pair and muon-pair final states are corrected for detector effects and combined. Compared to previous measurements in protonΓÇôproton collisions at s√=7┬áTeV, these new measurements benefit from a larger data sample and improved control of systematic uncertainties. Measurements are performed in bins of lepton-pair mass above, around and below the Z-boson mass peak. The data are compared to predictions from perturbative and resummed QCD calculations. For values of ϕ∗η<1 the predictions from the Monte Carlo generator ResBos are generally consistent with the data within the theoretical uncertainties. However, at larger values of ϕ∗η this is not the case. Monte Carlo generators based on the parton-shower approach are unable to describe the data over the full range of pℓℓT while the fixed-order prediction of Dynnlo falls below the data at high values of pℓℓT. ResBos and the parton-shower Monte Carlo generators provide a much better description of the evolution of the ϕ∗η and pℓℓT distributions as a function of lepton-pair mass and rapidity than the basic shape of the data.
Item Description:*ATLAS Collaboration: G. Aad, C.F. Anders, V. Andrei, A.E. Baas, O. Brandt, Y. Davygora, J.I. Djuvsland, M. Dunford, 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, S. Schmitt, A. Schoening, H.-C. Schultz-Coulon, D. Sosa, R. Stamen, P. Starovoitov, S. Suchek, M. Wessels [und sehr viele weitere Personen]
Im Titel sind [phi] und [eta] als griechische Buchstaben dargestellt
Im Titel ist das Zeichen "∗" hochgestellt
Im Titel ist [eta] tiefgestellt
Im Titel steht der Buchstabe s unter dem Wurzelsymbol
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ISSN:1434-6052
DOI:10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4070-4