Abstract

A measurement of angular correlations in Drell–Yan lepton pairs via the phi*_eta observable is presented. This variable probes the same physics as the Z/γ⁎ boson transverse momentum with a better experimental resolution. The Z/γ⁎→e+e− and Z/γ⁎→μ+μ− decays produced in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of sqrt(s) = 7 TeV are used. The data were collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb−1. Normalised differential cross sections as a function of phi*_eta are measured separately for electron and muon decay channels. These channels are then combined for improved accuracy. The cross section is also measured double differentially as a function of phi*_eta for three independent bins of the Z boson rapidity. The results are compared to QCD calculations and to predictions from different Monte Carlo event generators. The data are reasonably well described, in all measured Z boson rapidity regions, by resummed QCD predictions combined with fixed-order perturbative QCD calculations or by some Monte Carlo event generators. The measurement precision is typically better by one order of magnitude than present theoretical uncertainties.

Autore Pugliese

• Spagnolo Stefania Antonia , Gorini Edoardo , Ventura Andrea

Tutti gli autori

• G. AAD , M. BIANCO , G. CHIODINI , E. GORINI , M. PRIMAVERA , S. SPAGNOLO , A. VENTURA , ET AL.

Titolo volume/Rivista

PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

ISSN

0370-2693

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

33

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22/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

33

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

22/04/2018

Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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