Study of Z boson production in pPb collisions at sqrt(s[NN]) = 5.02 TeV

The CMS collaboration
Phys.Lett.B 759 (2016) 36-57, 2016.

Abstract (data abstract)
CERN-LHC. The production of Z bosons in pPb collisions at sqrt(s[NN])=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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    Data from Figure 2

    10.17182/hepdata.71358.v1/t1

    Differential cross section of the Z bosons in pPb collisions as a function of rapidity in the fiducial region for...

  • Table 2

    Data from Figure 3

    10.17182/hepdata.71358.v1/t2

    Forward-backward asymmetry (AFB) distribution of the Z bosons in pPb collisions as a function of rapidity in the fiducial region...

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    Data from Figure 4

    10.17182/hepdata.71358.v1/t3

    Differential cross section of the Z bosons in pPb collisions as a function of transverse momentum in the fiducial region...

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