Study of forward Z + jet production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV

A measurement of the Z(→ μ [superscript +] μ [superscript −]) + jet production cross-section in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy √s = 7 TeV is presented. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1] recorded by the LHCb experiment. Results are shown with two je...

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Main Author: Williams, Michael (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag, 2014-04-04T17:46:44Z.
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Summary:A measurement of the Z(→ μ [superscript +] μ [superscript −]) + jet production cross-section in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy √s = 7 TeV is presented. The analysis is based on an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb[superscript −1] recorded by the LHCb experiment. Results are shown with two jet transverse momentum thresholds, 10 and 20 GeV, for both the overall cross-section within the fiducial volume, and for six differential cross-section measurements. The fiducial volume requires that both the jet and the muons from the Z boson decay are produced in the forward direction (2.0 < η < 4.5). The results show good agreement with theoretical predictions at the second-order expansion in the coupling of the strong interaction.
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