We have observed exclusive γγ production in proton-antiproton collisions at √s=1.96  TeV, using data from 1.11±0.07  fb-1 integrated luminosity taken by the Run II Collider Detector at Fermilab. We selected events with two electromagnetic showers, each with transverse energy ET>2.5  GeV and pseudorapidity |η|<1.0, with no other particles detected in -7.4<η<+7.4. The two showers have similar ET and azimuthal angle separation Δϕ∼π; 34 events have two charged particle tracks, consistent with the QED process pp̅ →p+e+e-+p̅ by two-photon exchange, while 43 events have no charged tracks. The number of these events that are exclusive π0π0 is consistent with zero and is <15 at 95% C.L. The cross section for pp̅ →p+γγ+p̅ with |η(γ)|<1.0 and ET(γ)>2.5  GeV is 2.48-0.35+0.40(stat)-0.51+0.40(syst)  pb.

T. AALTONEN, B. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ, S. AMERIO, D. AMIDEI, A. ANASTASSOV, A. ANNOVI, et al. (2012). Observation of Exclusive Photon Pair Production in p anti-p Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 108, 081801-1-081801-7 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.081801].

Observation of Exclusive Photon Pair Production in p anti-p Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV

BRIGLIADORI, LUCA;CASTRO, ANDREA;DENINNO, MARIA MADDALENA;MAZZANTI, PAOLO;MOGGI, NICCOLO';MUSSINI, MANUEL;RIMONDI, FRANCO;ZUCCHELLI, STEFANO
2012

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We have observed exclusive γγ production in proton-antiproton collisions at √s=1.96  TeV, using data from 1.11±0.07  fb-1 integrated luminosity taken by the Run II Collider Detector at Fermilab. We selected events with two electromagnetic showers, each with transverse energy ET>2.5  GeV and pseudorapidity |η|<1.0, with no other particles detected in -7.4<η<+7.4. The two showers have similar ET and azimuthal angle separation Δϕ∼π; 34 events have two charged particle tracks, consistent with the QED process pp̅ →p+e+e-+p̅ by two-photon exchange, while 43 events have no charged tracks. The number of these events that are exclusive π0π0 is consistent with zero and is <15 at 95% C.L. The cross section for pp̅ →p+γγ+p̅ with |η(γ)|<1.0 and ET(γ)>2.5  GeV is 2.48-0.35+0.40(stat)-0.51+0.40(syst)  pb.
2012
T. AALTONEN, B. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ, S. AMERIO, D. AMIDEI, A. ANASTASSOV, A. ANNOVI, et al. (2012). Observation of Exclusive Photon Pair Production in p anti-p Collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 108, 081801-1-081801-7 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.081801].
T. AALTONEN; B. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ; S. AMERIO; D. AMIDEI; A. ANASTASSOV; A. ANNOVI; J. ANTOS; G. APOLLINARI; J. APPEL; T. ARISAWA; A. ARTIKOV; J. ASAADI...espandi
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