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 inclusive J / psi production cross-sections in anti-p p and p p collisions at s**(1/2) = 24.3-GeV

The UA6 collaboration Morel, C. ; Bernasconi, A. ; Breedon, R.E. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 252 (1990) 505-510, 1990.
Inspire Record 300180 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29505

The inclusive cross section times branching ratio for J/ψ→e + e − has been measured in the forward region in the UA6 experiment for p p and pp collisions at √ s = 24.3 GeV. The ratio of the pp to p p cross sections is found to be 0.76 ± 0.14 ± 0.06. This demonstrates that gluon-gluon fusion dominates over quark-antiquark annihilation in the formation of the c c state.

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Extrapolation to full forward hemisphere (yrap > 0.0) uses the Bourquin-Gaillard parametrization (NP B114(76)334).

Extrapolation to full forward hemisphere (yrap > 0.0) uses the Bourquin-Gaillard parametrization (NP B114(76)334).

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Precise Comparison of Anti-proton - Proton and Proton Proton Forward Elastic Scattering at $\sqrt{s}=24$.3-{GeV}

The UA6 collaboration Breedon, R.E. ; Chapin, T.J. ; Cool, R.L. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 216 (1989) 459-465, 1989.
Inspire Record 267044 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29854

We report results from a measurement of antiproton-proton and proton-proton small-angle elastic scattering at √ s = 24.3 GeV in the range 0.001 ⩽ | t | ⩽ 0.06 (GeV/ c ) 2 . The measurement was performed at the CERN p p Collider by using silicon detectors to observe protons recoiling from a hydrogen cluster-jet target intercepting the stored p and p beams. Fits to the measured differential cross sections yield the ratio of the real to the imaginary part of the forward nuclear scattering amplitude ρ and the nuclear slope parameter b for both p p and pp. We find that the difference Δρ = ρ ( p p ) − ρ( pp ) = 0.031 ± 0.010 agrees with conventional fits and disagrees with the “odderon” fit designed to accommodate the recent UA4 measurement of ρ( p p) at 546 GeV.

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Nuclear slopes fixed to world average.


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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A Measurement of the Inclusive $\pi^0$ and $\eta$ Production Cross-sections at High $p_T$ in $p \bar{p}$ and $p p$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s}=24$.3-{GeV}

The UA6 & CERN-Lausanne-Michigan-Rockefeller collaborations Antille, J. ; Baumann, S. ; Bernasconi, A. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 194 (1987) 568, 1987.
Inspire Record 247579 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30119

Inclusive π 0 and η production at large transverse momentum were studied in both p̄p and pp interactions at √ s = 24.3 GeV. The experiment was performed using an internal molecular hydrogen gas jet target in the CERN SPS collider. No significant differences between production in p̄p and pp were observed in the transverse momentum range 2.5 < P T < 5.1 GeV/ c .

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