Measurement of the inclusive isolated prompt photon cross section in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector using 4.6 fb-1

The ATLAS collaboration Aad, Georges ; Abajyan, Tatevik ; Abbott, Brad ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 89 (2014) 052004, 2014.
Inspire Record 1263495 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.66783

A measurement of the cross section for the production of isolated prompt photons in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy sqrt(s) = 7 TeV is presented. The results are based on an integrated luminosity of 4.6 fb-1 collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The cross section is measured as a function of photon pseudorapidity and transverse energy in the kinematic range between 100 GeV and 1000 GeV and in the regions of pseudorapidity less than 1.37 and between 1.52 and 2.37. The results are compared to leading-order parton-shower Monte Carlo models and next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations. Next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations agree well with the measured cross sections as a function of transverse energy and pseudorapidity.

3 data tables

Measured inclusive prompt photon production cross section in the pseudorapidity range |eta^gamma| < 1.37 as a function of E_T^gamma with statistical and systematic uncertainties.

Measured inclusive prompt photon production cross section in the pseudorapidity range |eta^gamma| 1.52-2.37 as a function of E_T^gamma with statistical and systematic uncertainties.

Measured inclusive prompt photon production cross section in the ET_gamma region > 100 GeV as a function of |eta(gamma)| with statistical and systematic uncertainties.


Measurement of inclusive prompt photon photoproduction at HERA.

The ZEUS collaboration Breitweg, J. ; Chekanov, S. ; Derrick, M. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 472 (2000) 175-188, 2000.
Inspire Record 508908 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43894

First inclusive measurements of isolated prompt photons in photoproduction at the HERA ep collider have been made with the ZEUS detector, using an integrated luminosity of 38.4 pb$^{-1}$. Cross sections are given as a function of the pseudorapidity and the transverse energy ($\eta^\gamma$, \eTg) of the photon, for $\eTg > $ 5 GeV in the $\gamma p$ centre-of-mass energy range 134-285 GeV. Comparisons are made with predictions from Monte Carlo models having leading-logarithm parton showers, and with next-to-leading-order QCD calculations, using currently available parameterisations of the photon structure. For forward $\eta^\gamma$ (proton direction) good agreement is found, but in the rear direction all predictions fall below the data.

2 data tables

The differential cross section for inclusive photoproduction of isolated photons.

Differential cross sections as a function pseudorapidity for the inclusive photoproduction of isolated photons with transverse energy from 5 to 10 GeV.