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The Underlying event in hard interactions at the Tevatron anti-p p collider

The CDF collaboration Acosta, D. ; Affolder, T. ; Albrow, M.G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 70 (2004) 072002, 2004.
Inspire Record 647490 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.22135

For comparison of inclusive jet cross sections measured at hadron-hadron colliders to next-to-leading order (NLO) parton-level calculations, the energy deposited in the jet cone by spectator parton interactions must first be subtracted. The assumption made at the Tevatron is that the spectator parton interaction energy is similar to the ambient level measured in minimum bias events. In this paper, we test this assumption by measuring the ambient charged track momentum in events containing large transverse energy jets at $\sqrt{s}=1800$ GeV and $\sqrt{s}=630$ GeV and comparing this ambient momentum with that observed both in minimum bias events and with that predicted by two Monte Carlo models. Two cones in $\eta$--$\phi$ space are defined, at the same pseudo-rapidity, $\eta$, as the jet with the highest transverse energy ($E_T^{(1)}$), and at $\pm 90^o$ in the azimuthal direction, $\phi$. The total charged track momentum inside each of the two cones is measured. The minimum momentum in the two cones is almost independent of $E_T^{(1)}$ and is similar to the momentum observed in minimum bias events, whereas the maximum momentum increases roughly linearly with the jet $E_T^{(1)}$ over most of the measured range. This study will help improve the precision of comparisons of jet cross section data and NLO perturbative QCD predictions. %this is new The distribution of the sum of the track momenta in the two cones is also examined for five different $E_T^{(1)}$ bins. The HERWIG and PYTHIA Monte Carlos are reasonably successful in describing the data, but neither can describe completely all of the event properties.

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Average PT inside the max and min cone for cm energy 1800 GeV.

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Direct photon cross section with conversions at CDF

The CDF collaboration Acosta, D. ; Affolder, T. ; Albrow, M.G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 70 (2004) 074008, 2004.
Inspire Record 648506 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42869

We present a measurement of the isolated direct photon cross section in p-pbar collisions at sqrt(s) = 1.8 TeV and |eta| < 0.9 using data collected between 1994 and 1995 by the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF). The measurement is based on events where the photon converts into an electron-positron pair in the material of the inner detector, resulting in a two-track event signature. To remove pi0 -> gamma gamma and eta -> gamma gamma events we use a new background subtraction technique which takes advantage of the tracking information available in a photon conversion event. We find that the shape of the cross section as a function of pT is poorly described by next-to-leading-order QCD predictions, but agrees with previous CDF measurements.

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Axis error includes +- 28/18 contribution (Correlated systematic error included in quadrature in the systematic errors.).


Measurement of the t anti-t production cross section in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV using dilepton events

The CDF collaboration Acosta, D. ; Affolder, T. ; Akimoto, T. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 93 (2004) 142001, 2004.
Inspire Record 649267 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.54901

We report a measurement of the ttbar production cross section using dilepton events with jets and missing transverse energy in ppbar collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 1.96 TeV. Using a 197 +/- 12 pb-1 data sample recorded by the upgraded Collider Detector at Fermilab, we use two complementary techniques to select candidate events. We compare the number of observed events and selected kinematical distributions with the predictions of the Standard Model and find good agreement. The combined result of the two techniques yields a ttbar production cross section of 7.0 +2.4/-2.1(stat.) +1.6/-1.1(syst.) +/- 0.4(lum.) pb.

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Measured values of cross section for a top mass of 175 GeV. The second DSYS error is the uncertainty in the luminosity.


Near threshold electroproduction of the omega meson at Q**2 approx. 0.5-GeV**2.

The Jefferson Laboratory E91-016 collaboration Ambrozewicz, P. ; Mitchell, J. ; Dunne, J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 70 (2004) 035203, 2004.
Inspire Record 645605 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31643

Electroproduction of the omega meson was investigated in the p(e,e'p)omega reaction. The measurement was performed at a 4-momentum transfer Q2 ~ 0.5 GeV2. Angular distributions of the virtual photon-proton center-of-momentum cross sections have been extracted over the full angular range. These distributions exhibit a strong enhancement over t-channel parity exchange processes in the backward direction. According to a newly developed electroproduction model, this enhancement provides significant evidence of resonance formation in the gamma* p -> omega p reaction channel.

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Differential cross section for an average W of 1.75 GeV.

Differential cross section for an average W of 1.79 GeV.


Charm meson spectra in e+ e- annihilation at 10.5-GeV c.m.e.

The CLEO collaboration Artuso, M. ; Boulahouache, C. ; Blusk, S. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 70 (2004) 112001, 2004.
Inspire Record 645209 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47195

Using the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron-positron Storage Ring, we have measured the scaled momentum spectra, dsigma/dx_p, and the inclusive production cross sections of the charm mesons D+, D0, D*+, and D*0 in e+e- annihilation at about 10.5 GeV center of mass energy, excluding the decay products of B mesons. The statistical accuracy and momentum resolution are superior to previous measurements at this energy.

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Total cross sections for D production from the various decay modes. The data are fully corrected for detection efficiency and decay branching ratios. The second DSYS error is the error due to the uncertainty in the branching ratio.

Differential cross sections for D+ production from the (K- PI+ PI+) decay mode.

Differential cross sections for D0 production from the (K- PI+) decay mode.

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Measurements of electron proton elastic cross sections for 0.4-(GeV/c)**2 < Q**2 < 5.5-(GeV/c)**2.

The E94110 collaboration Christy, M.E. ; Ahmidouch, A. ; Armstrong, C.S. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.C 70 (2004) 015206, 2004.
Inspire Record 643262 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31763

We report on precision measurements of the elastic cross section for electron-proton scattering performed in Hall C at Jefferson Lab. The measurements were made at 28 unique kinematic settings covering a range in momentum transfer of 0.4 $<$ $Q^2$ $<$ 5.5 $(\rm GeV/c)^2$. These measurements represent a significant contribution to the world's cross section data set in the $Q^2$ range where a large discrepancy currently exists between the ratio of electric to magnetic proton form factors extracted from previous cross section measurements and that recently measured via polarization transfer in Hall A at Jefferson Lab.

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Measured values of the electron-proton elastic cross section for beam energy 1.148 GeV.

Measured values of the electron-proton elastic cross section for beam energy 1.882 GeV.

Measured values of the electron-proton elastic cross section for beam energy 2.235 GeV.

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Studies of QCD at e+ e- centre-of-mass energies between 91-GeV and 209-GeV.

The ALEPH collaboration Heister, A. ; Schael, S. ; Barate, R. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 35 (2004) 457-486, 2004.
Inspire Record 636645 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.12794

The hadronic final states observed with the ALEPH detector at LEP in ${\rm e}^ + {\rm e}^-$ annihilation

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Mean charged particle multiplicities at different c.m. energies.

XP distribution at c.m. energy 133.0 GeV.

XP distribution at c.m. energy 161.0 GeV.

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Precision measurement of the neutron spin asymmetry A(1)(n) and spin-flavor decomposition in the valence quark region.

The Jefferson Lab Hall A collaboration Zheng, X. ; Aniol, K. ; Armstrong, D.S. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 92 (2004) 012004, 2004.
Inspire Record 625890 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.31679

We have measured the neutron spin asymmetry $A_1^n$ with high precision at three kinematics in the deep inelastic region at $x=0.33$, 0.47 and 0.60, and $Q^2=2.7$, 3.5 and 4.8 (GeV/c)$^2$, respectively. Our results unambiguously show, for the first time, that $A_1^n$ crosses zero around $x=0.47$ and becomes significantly positive at $x=0.60$. Combined with the world proton data, polarized quark distributions were extracted. Our results, in general, agree with relativistic constituent quark models and with perturbative quantum chromodynamics (pQCD) analyses based on the earlier data. However they deviate from pQCD predictions based on hadron helicity conservation.

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Measured values of A1 and G1/F1.


Measurement of prompt charm meson production cross-sections in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV

The CDF collaboration Acosta, D. ; Affolder, T. ; Ahn, M.H. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 91 (2003) 241804, 2003.
Inspire Record 624447 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42795

We report on measurements of differential cross sections d sigma/d p_t for prompt charm meson production in p anti-p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96 TeV using 5.8 +/- 0.3 pb-1 of data from the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The data are collected with a new trigger that is sensitive to the long lifetime of hadrons containing heavy flavor. The charm meson cross sections are measured in the central rapidity region |y| \leq 1 in four fully reconstructed decay modes: D0 --> K- pi+, D*+ -> D0 pi+, D+ --> K- pi+ pi+, D+_s--> phi pi+, and their charge conjugates. The measured cross sections are compared to theoretical calculations.

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Measured prompt charm production cross sections for ABS(YRAP) < 1. The branching ratios used are (D0:3.81 +- 0.09 PCT), (D+:2.57 +- 0.06 PCT),(D+:9.1 +- 0.6 PCT) and (D/S+:1.8 +- 0.5 PCT).


Measurement of inclusive monmentum spectra and multiplicity distributions of charged particles at s**(1/2) approx. 2-GeV to 5-GeV.

The BES collaboration Dunwoodie, W. ; Bai, J.Z. ; Ban, Y. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 69 (2004) 072002, 2004.
Inspire Record 622224 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.22183

Inclusive momentum spectra and multiplicity distributions of charged particles measured with BESII detector at center of mass energies of 2.2,2.6,3.0,3.2,4.6 and 4.8 GeV are presented. Values of the second binomial moment, $R_2$, obtained from the multiplicity distributions are reported. These results are compared with both experimental data from high energy $e^+e^-$, $ep$ and $p\bar{p}$ experiments and QCD calculations.

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Measured xi =-ln(2p/sqrt(s)) spectra for centre of mass energy 2.2 GeV.. Errors are statistical and systematic added in quadrature.

Measured xi =-ln(2p/sqrt(s)) spectra for centre of mass energy 2.6 GeV.. Errors are statistical and systematic added in quadrature.

Measured xi =-ln(2p/sqrt(s)) spectra for centre of mass energy 3.0 GeV.. Errors are statistical and systematic added in quadrature.

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