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Observation of diffractive J / psi production at the Fermilab Tevatron

The CDF collaboration Affolder, T. ; Akimoto, H. ; Akopian, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 87 (2001) 241802, 2001.
Inspire Record 560628 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55764

We report the first observation of diffractive $J/\psi(\to \mu^+\mu^-)$ production in $\bar pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.8 TeV. Diffractive events are identified by their rapidity gap signature. In a sample of events with two muons of transverse momentum $p_T^{\mu}>2$ GeV/$c$ within the pseudorapidity region $|\eta|<$1.0, the ratio of diffractive to total $J/\psi$ production rates is found to be $R_{J/\psi}= [1.45\pm 0.25]%$. The ratio $R_{J/\psi}(x)$ is presented as a function of $x$-Bjorken. By combining it with our previously measured corresponding ratio $R_{jj}(x)$ for diffractive dijet production, we extract a value of $0.59\pm 0.15$ for the gluon fraction of the diffractive structure function of the proton.

3 data tables
Table 1

Diffractive to total J/psi production ratio.

Table 2

Ratio of diffractive to total J/psi rate, per unit of the fractional momentum loss of the leading (anti)proton, and as a function of x-Bjorken of the struck parton of the (anti)proton adjacent to the rapidity gap and participating in the J/psi production.

Table 3

Gluon fraction of the diffractive structure function of the (anti)proton.


Study of Dimuon Production in Photon-Photon Collisions and Measurement of QED Photon Structure Functions at LEP

The DELPHI collaboration Abreu, P. ; Adam, W. ; Adye, T. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 19 (2001) 15-28, 2001.
Inspire Record 539642 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49854

Muon pair production in the process e+e- -> e+e-mu+mu- is studied using the data taken at LEP1 (sqrt(s) \simeq m_Z) with the DELPHI detector during the years 1992-1995. The corresponding integrated luminosity is 138.5 pb^{-1}. The QED predictions have been tested over the whole Q^2 range accessible at LEP1 (from several GeV^2/c^4 to several hundred GeV^2/c^4) by comparing experimental distributions with distributions resulting from Monte Carlo simulations using various generators. Selected events are used to extract the leptonic photon structure function F_2^\gamma. Azimuthal correlations are used to obtain information on additional structure functions, F_A^\gamma and F_B^\gamma, which originate from interference terms of the scattering amplitudes. The measured ratios F_A^\gamma/F_2^\gamma and F_B^\gamma/F_2^\gamma are significantly different from zero and consistent with QED predictions.

3 data tables
Table 1

The measured QED photon structure function at Q**2 = 12.5 GeV for the combine SAT and STIC data.

Table 2

The measured QED photon structure function at Q**2 = 120 GeV for the combine SAT and STIC data.

Table 3

Ratio of the structure functions FA and FB to F2.


A Measurement of the photon structure function F2(gamma) at an average Q**2 of 12-GeV**2/c**4

The DELPHI collaboration Abreu, P. ; Adam, W. ; Adye, T. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 69 (1996) 223-234, 1996.
Inspire Record 396884 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47867

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2 data tables
Table 1

No description provided.

Table 2

Low x domain.


Nucleon neutral current structure functions

Mattison, T.S. ; Bofill, J. ; Busza, W. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 42 (1990) 1311-1330, 1990.
Inspire Record 304879 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.22924

The structure of the nucleon is studied by means of deep-inelastic neutrino-nucleon scattering at high energies through the weak neutral current. The neutrino-nucleon scattering events were observed in a 340-metric-ton fine-grained calorimeter exposed to a narrow-band (dichromatic) neutrino beam at Fermilab. The data sample after analysis cuts consists of 9200 charged-current and 3000 neutral-current neutrino and antineutrino events. The neutral-current valence and sea nucleon structure functions are extracted from the x distribution reconstructed from the measured angle and energy of the recoil-hadron shower and the incident narrow-band neutrino-beam energy. They are compared to those extracted from charged-current events analyzed as neutral-current events. It is shown that the nucleon structure is independent of the type of neutrino interaction, which confirms an important aspect of the standard model. The data are also used to determine the value of sin2θW=0.238±0.013±0.015±0.010 for a single-parameter fit, where the first error is from statistical sources, the second from experimental systematic errors, and the third from estimated theoretical errors.

4 data tables
Table 1

Neutral-current valence-quark distribution referenced to Q**2 = 10 GeV**2. The first systematic error is for the hadronic shower angle resolution degraded (improved) by 10 pct and the second is the change if the data are analysed with X values reduced by 5 pct.

Table 2

Neutral-current sea-quark distribution referenced to Q**2 = 10 GeV**2. The first systematic error is for the hadronic shower angle resolution degraded (improved) by 10 pct and the second is the change if the data are analysed with X values reduced by 5 pct.

Table 3

Charged-current valence-quark distribution referenced to Q**2 = 10 GeV**2. The first systematic error is for the hadronic shower angle resolution degraded (improved) by 10 pct and the second is the change if the data are analysed with X values reduced by 5 pct.

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