Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV
The production of Z bosons in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV is studied by the CMS experiment via the electron and muon decay channels. The inclusive cross section is compared to pp collision predictions, and found to scale with the number of elementary nucleon–nucleon collisions. The differential c...
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| author | V. Khachatryan A.M. Sirunyan A. Tumasyan |
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| description | The production of Z bosons in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV is studied by the CMS experiment via the electron and muon decay channels. The inclusive cross section is compared to pp collision predictions, and found to scale with the number of elementary nucleon–nucleon collisions. The differential cross sections as a function of the Z boson rapidity and transverse momentum are measured. Though they are found to be consistent within uncertainty with theoretical predictions both with and without nuclear effects, the forward–backward asymmetry suggests the presence of nuclear effects at large rapidities. These results provide new data for constraining nuclear parton distribution functions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ab49d42bc484a90be06e446e8d0577d2022-12-21T22:33:23ZengElsevierPhysics Letters B0370-26931873-24452016-08-01759C365710.1016/j.physletb.2016.05.044Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeVV. KhachatryanA.M. SirunyanA. TumasyanThe production of Z bosons in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV is studied by the CMS experiment via the electron and muon decay channels. The inclusive cross section is compared to pp collision predictions, and found to scale with the number of elementary nucleon–nucleon collisions. The differential cross sections as a function of the Z boson rapidity and transverse momentum are measured. Though they are found to be consistent within uncertainty with theoretical predictions both with and without nuclear effects, the forward–backward asymmetry suggests the presence of nuclear effects at large rapidities. These results provide new data for constraining nuclear parton distribution functions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316301915CMSPhysicsHeavy ions |
| spellingShingle | V. Khachatryan A.M. Sirunyan A. Tumasyan Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV Physics Letters B CMS Physics Heavy ions |
| title | Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV |
| title_full | Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV |
| title_fullStr | Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV |
| title_short | Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sNN=5.02TeV |
| title_sort | study of z boson production in ppb collisions at snn 5 02tev |
| topic | CMS Physics Heavy ions |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269316301915 |
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