Precise Study of the Boson Transverse Momentum Distribution in Collisions <?format ?>Using a Novel Technique

VM Abazov, B Abbott, M Abolins, BS Acharya… - Physical review …, 2011 - APS
VM Abazov, B Abbott, M Abolins, BS Acharya, M Adams, T Adams, GD Alexeev, G Alkhazov…
Physical review letters, 2011APS
Using 7.3 fb-1 of pp¯ collisions collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, we
measure the distribution of the variable ϕ ηいーた*, which probes the same physical effects as the
Z/γがんま* boson transverse momentum, but is less susceptible to the effects of experimental
resolution and efficiency. A QCD prediction is found to describe the general features of the ϕ
ηいーた* distribution, but is unable to describe its detailed shape or dependence on boson rapidity.
A prediction that includes a broadening of transverse momentum for small values of the …
Using of collisions collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron, we measure the distribution of the variable , which probes the same physical effects as the boson transverse momentum, but is less susceptible to the effects of experimental resolution and efficiency. A QCD prediction is found to describe the general features of the distribution, but is unable to describe its detailed shape or dependence on boson rapidity. A prediction that includes a broadening of transverse momentum for small values of the parton momentum fraction is strongly disfavored.
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