A New determination of alpha(s) using direct photon production cross-sections in p p and anti-p p collisions at S**(1/2) = 24.3-GeV

The UA6 collaboration Werlen, M. ; Ballocchi, G. ; Breedon, R.E. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 452 (1999) 201-206, 1999.
Inspire Record 496157 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34551

Direct photon production cross sections obtained in high statistics p ̄ p and pp collisions at s =24.3 GeV at the CERN SPS are used in a next-to-leading order QCD analysis. From the cross section difference σ( p ̄ p → γX)−σ(pp → γX) and quark distributions measured in deep inelastic scattering, a determination of the strong coupling constant, α s , is performed via a measurement of Λ (4) MS . This measurement yields a value Λ (4) MS = 210±22 ( stat. )±44 ( syst. ) +105 −36 ( theo. ) MeV. The corresponding value of α s expressed at M 2 Z is α s (M 2 Z )=0.1112 ±0.0016 ( stat. ) ±0.0033 ( syst. ) +0.0077 −0.0034 ( theo. ) .

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Value of LAMBDA(MSBAR) and ALPHAS at MZ**2 deduced from the difference in the pbar and p direct photon cross sections. The second systematic error is due to the uncertainties in the theory.


Direct photon cross sections in proton proton and antiproton proton interactions at s**(1/2) = 24.3-GeV.

The UA6 collaboration Ballocchi, G ; Breedon, R.E ; Camilleri, L ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 436 (1998) 222-230, 1998.
Inspire Record 476703 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.49311

We report results on inclusive direct photon ( γ ), π 0 , and η production in both pp and p̄p interactions at s =24.3 GeV in the transverse momentum range 4.1≤ p T ≤7.7 GeV/ c and rapidity range −0.1≤ y ≤0.9. The data were collected between 1988 and 1990 by the UA6 experiment at CERN, which employed an internal H 2 gas jet target in the Sp̄pS collider. The inclusive direct photon cross sections and the cross section difference σ( p p )−σ( pp ) expressed as functions of p T ( γ ) are compared with next-to-leading order QCD predictions.

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PI0 cross sections. Direct photon cross section and pbar-p/p-p difference.


Direct photon production in anti-p p and p p interactions at s**(1/2) = 24.3-GeV

The UA6 collaboration Sozzi, G. ; Ballocchi, G. ; Bernasconi, A. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 317 (1993) 243-249, 1993.
Inspire Record 358422 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.28782

Inclusive direct photon invariant cross sections have been measured in both p p and pp collisions at √ s = 24.3 GeV at the CERN SPS, permitting the first measurement of the difference of the p p and pp cross sections. The direct photon cross section in p p collisions has been found to be systematically larger than that in pp collisions, which indicates a significant contribution of the q q annihilation term as predicted by theoretical calculations.

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Measurement of the isolated prompt photon cross-sections in anti-p p collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.8-TeV

The CDF collaboration Abe, F. ; Amidei, Dante E. ; Apollinari, G. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 68 (1992) 2734-2738, 1992.
Inspire Record 333081 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19869

We present a measurement of the cross section for production of isolated prompt photons in p¯p collisions at √s =1.8 TeV. The cross section, measured as a function of transverse momentum (PT), agrees qualitatively with QCD calculations but has a steeper slope at low PT.

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Additional normalization systematic uncertainty of 27 pct for first eleven entries, and +32 pct(-46 pct) for last four entries.


Direct Photon Production in Proton - Anti-proton Interactions at $\sqrt{s}=24$.3-{GeV}

The UA6 collaboration Bernasconi, A. ; Breedon, R.E. ; Camilleri, L. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 206 (1988) 163-168, 1988.
Inspire Record 261244 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29982

Direct photons have been studied in pp̄ interactions at √ s = 24.3 GeV and in the transverse momentum ( p T ) range 3–7 GeV/ c (0.25 < x T < 0.58). The experiment was performed using an internal H 2 cluster the target in the CERN pp̄ Collider. The measured invariant cross section is compared with recent theoretical predictions.

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