Measurement of the inclusive isolated prompt photon cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

G. Aad..[et al.], Mogens Dam, John Renner Hansen, Jørgen Beck Hansen, Jørn Dines Hansen, Peter Henrik Hansen, Morten Dam Jørgensen, Esben Bryndt Klinkby, Björn Stefan Nilsson, Troels Christian Petersen, Stefania Xella, Nele Maria Philomena Boelaert, Thomas Høvring Kittelmann

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Abstract

A measurement of the cross section for the inclusive production of isolated prompt photons in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy √s=7TeV is presented. The measurement covers the pseudorapidity ranges |ηγ|<1. 37 and 1.52≤|ηγ|<1.81 in the transverse energy range 15≤ETγ<100GeV. The results are based on an integrated luminosity of 880nb-1, collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Photon candidates are identified by combining information from the calorimeters and from the inner tracker. Residual background in the selected sample is estimated from data based on the observed distribution of the transverse isolation energy in a narrow cone around the photon candidate. The results are compared to predictions from next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology)
Volume83
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)062005
Number of pages31
ISSN1550-7998
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Mar 2011

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