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Measurement of the inelastic cross section in proton–lead collisions at $\sqrt{^{s}NN}$ = 5.02 TeV

CMS Collaboration; Canelli, F; Chiochia, V; Kilminster, B; Robmann, P; et al (2016). Measurement of the inelastic cross section in proton–lead collisions at $\sqrt{^{s}NN}$ = 5.02 TeV. Physical review. B, 759:641-662.

Abstract

The inelastic hadronic cross section in proton–lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV is measured with the CMS detector at the LHC. The data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of L=12.6±0.4 nb$^{−1}$ , has been collected with an unbiased trigger for inclusive particle production. The cross section is obtained from the measured number of proton–lead collisions with hadronic activity produced in the pseudorapidity ranges 3<η<5 and/or −5<η<−3 , corrected for photon-induced contributions, experimental acceptance, and other instrumental effects. The inelastic cross section is measured to be $σ_{inel}(pPb)$=2061±3(stat)±34(syst)±72(lumi) mb . Various Monte Carlo generators, commonly used in heavy ion and cosmic ray physics, are found to reproduce the data within uncertainties. The value of $σ_{inel}(pPb)$ is compatible with that expected from the proton–proton cross section at 5.02 TeV scaled up within a simple Glauber approach to account for multiple scatterings in the lead nucleus, indicating that further net nuclear corrections are small.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:07 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute
Dewey Decimal Classification:530 Physics
Scopus Subject Areas:Physical Sciences > Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Language:English
Date:2016
Deposited On:09 Jan 2017 09:12
Last Modified:15 May 2025 01:39
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:2469-9950
OA Status:Gold
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2016.06.027
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