Measurement of the inclusive energy spectrum in the very forward direction in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV


Sirunyan A. M., Tumasyan A., Adam W., Asilar E., Bergauer T., Brandstetter J., ...More

JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, no.8, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/jhep08(2017)046
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Forward physics, Hadron-Hadron scattering (experiments), PARTICLE PSEUDORAPIDITY DENSITY, PP COLLISIONS, CMS, CALORIMETER, CASTOR, MODEL
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The differential cross section for inclusive particle production as a function of energy in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is measured in the very forward region of the CMS detector. The measurement is based on data collected with the CMS apparatus at the LHC, and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 0.34 mu b(-1). The energy is measured in the CASTOR calorimeter, which covers the pseudorapidity region -6.6 < eta < -5.2. The results are given as a function of the total energy deposited in CASTOR, as well as of its electromagnetic and hadronic components. The spectra are sensitive to the modeling of multiparton interactions in pp collisions, and provide new constraints for hadronic interaction models used in collider and in high energy cosmic ray physics.