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Drell-Yan process at forward rapidity at the LHC

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
We analyze the Drell-Yan lepton pair production at forward rapidity at the Large Hadron Collider. Using the dipole framework for the computation of the cross section we find a significant suppression in comparison to the collinear factorization formula due to saturation effects in the dipole cross section. We develop a twist expansion in powers of Q{sub s}{sup 2}/M{sup 2} where Q{sub s} is the saturation scale and M the invariant mass of the produced lepton pair. For the nominal LHC energy the leading twist description is sufficient down to masses of 6 GeV. Below that value the higher twist terms give a significant contribution.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Riken BNL Research Center
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1020865
Report Number(s):
BNL--94636-2011-JA
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 82; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 1550-7998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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