L.A. Harland-Lang
Exclusive LHC physics with heavy ions: SuperChic 3
Harland-Lang, L.A.; Khoze, V.A.; Ryskin, M.G.
Abstract
We present results of the updated SuperChic 3 Monte Carlo event generator for central exclusive production. This extends the previous treatment of proton–proton collisions to include heavy ion (pA and AA) beams, for both photon and QCD-initiated production, the first time such a unified treatment of exclusive processes has been presented in a single generator. To achieve this we have developed a theory of the gap survival factor in heavy ion collisions, which allows us to derive some straightforward results about the A scaling of the corresponding cross sections. We compare against the recent ATLAS and CMS measurements of light-by-light scattering at the LHC, in lead-lead collisions. We find that the background from QCD-initiated production is expected to be very small, in contrast to some earlier estimates. We also present results from new photon-initiated processes that can now be generated, namely the production of axion-like particles, monopole pairs and monopolium, top quark pair production, and the inclusion of W loops in light-by-light scattering.
Citation
Harland-Lang, L., Khoze, V., & Ryskin, M. (2019). Exclusive LHC physics with heavy ions: SuperChic 3. The European Physical Journal C, 79(1), Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6530-5
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 20, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 18, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jan 18, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jan 22, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 22, 2019 |
Journal | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
Print ISSN | 1434-6044 |
Electronic ISSN | 1434-6052 |
Publisher | SpringerOpen |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 79 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 39 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6530-5 |
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