First Measurement of the Z → μ+ μ- Angular Coefficients in the Forward Region of pp Collisions at √s=13 TeV

LHCb collaboration; R.H. O'Neil

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.091801

First Measurement of the Z → μ+ μ- Angular Coefficients in the Forward Region of pp Collisions at √s=13 TeV

LHCb collaboration, R.H. O'Neil

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The first study of the angular distribution of 𝜇+⁢𝜇− pairs produced in the forward rapidity region via the Drell-Yan reaction 𝑝⁢𝑝→𝛾*/𝑍+𝑋→ℓ+⁢ℓ−+𝑋 is presented, using data collected with the LHCb detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.1 fb−1. The coefficients of the five leading terms in the angular distribution are determined as a function of the dimuon transverse momentum and rapidity. The results are compared to various theoretical predictions of the 𝑍-boson production mechanism and can also be used to probe transverse-momentum-dependent parton distributions within the proton.

Original language	English
Article number	091801
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	129
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.091801
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2022

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First Measurement of the Z → μ+ μ- Angular Coefficients in the Forward Region of pp Collisions at √s=13 TeV

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