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Title: Revealing minijet dynamics via centrality dependence of double parton interactions in proton–nucleus collisions

Abstract

One of the main challenges hampering an accurate measurement of the double parton scattering (DPS) cross sections is the difficulty in separating the DPS from the leading twist (LT) contributions. We argue that such a separation can be achieved, and cross section of DPS measured, in proton–nucleus scattering by exploiting the different centrality dependence of DPS and LT processes. We developed a Monte Carlo implementation of the DPS processes which includes realistic nucleon–nucleon (NN) correlations in nuclei, an accurate description of transverse geometry of both hard and soft NN collisions as well as fluctuations of the strength of interaction of nucleon with nucleus (color fluctuation effects). Our method allows the calculation of probability distributions of single and double dijet events as a function of centrality, also distinguishing double hard scatterings originating from a single target nucleon and from two different nucleons. We present numerical results for the rate of DPS as a function of centrality, following the model developed by the ATLAS collaboration which relates the distribution over the number of wounded nucleons to the distribution over the sum of transverse energies of hadrons produced at large negative (along the nucleus direction) rapidities, which is experimentally measurable. We suggest amore » new quantity which allows to test the geometry of DPS and we argue that it is a universal function of centrality for different DPS processes. This quantity can be tested by analyzing existing LHC data. The method developed in this work can be extended to the search for triple parton interactions.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Perugia (Italy)
  2. Lebedev Physics Inst., Moscow (Russian Federation)
  3. Technion-Israel Inst. of Technology, Haifa (Israel)
  4. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1610238
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-93ER40771
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 79; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1434-6044
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Physics

Citation Formats

Alvioli, Massimiliano, Azarkin, Maxim, Blok, Boris, and Strikman, Mark. Revealing minijet dynamics via centrality dependence of double parton interactions in proton–nucleus collisions. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6998-7.
Alvioli, Massimiliano, Azarkin, Maxim, Blok, Boris, & Strikman, Mark. Revealing minijet dynamics via centrality dependence of double parton interactions in proton–nucleus collisions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6998-7
Alvioli, Massimiliano, Azarkin, Maxim, Blok, Boris, and Strikman, Mark. Sat . "Revealing minijet dynamics via centrality dependence of double parton interactions in proton–nucleus collisions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6998-7. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1610238.
@article{osti_1610238,
title = {Revealing minijet dynamics via centrality dependence of double parton interactions in proton–nucleus collisions},
author = {Alvioli, Massimiliano and Azarkin, Maxim and Blok, Boris and Strikman, Mark},
abstractNote = {One of the main challenges hampering an accurate measurement of the double parton scattering (DPS) cross sections is the difficulty in separating the DPS from the leading twist (LT) contributions. We argue that such a separation can be achieved, and cross section of DPS measured, in proton–nucleus scattering by exploiting the different centrality dependence of DPS and LT processes. We developed a Monte Carlo implementation of the DPS processes which includes realistic nucleon–nucleon (NN) correlations in nuclei, an accurate description of transverse geometry of both hard and soft NN collisions as well as fluctuations of the strength of interaction of nucleon with nucleus (color fluctuation effects). Our method allows the calculation of probability distributions of single and double dijet events as a function of centrality, also distinguishing double hard scatterings originating from a single target nucleon and from two different nucleons. We present numerical results for the rate of DPS as a function of centrality, following the model developed by the ATLAS collaboration which relates the distribution over the number of wounded nucleons to the distribution over the sum of transverse energies of hadrons produced at large negative (along the nucleus direction) rapidities, which is experimentally measurable. We suggest a new quantity which allows to test the geometry of DPS and we argue that it is a universal function of centrality for different DPS processes. This quantity can be tested by analyzing existing LHC data. The method developed in this work can be extended to the search for triple parton interactions.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6998-7},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 6,
volume = 79,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Sat Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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