This article presents the first measurement of the differential Z-boson production cross-section in the forward region using proton-lead collisions with the LHCb detector. The dataset was collected at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of sNN = 8.16 TeV in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 30.8 nb−1. The forward-backward ratio and the nuclear modification factors are measured together with the differential cross-section as functions of the Z boson rapidity in the centre-of-mass frame, the transverse momentum of the Z boson and a geometric variable ϕ*. The results are in good agreement with the predictions from nuclear parton distribution functions, providing strong constraining power at small Bjorken-x. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Measurement of the Z boson production cross-section in proton-lead collisions at √sNN = 8.16 TeV
Bassi G.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Kleijne N.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Lusiani A.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Morello M. J.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Pica L.Membro del Collaboration Group
;Ribatti R.Membro del Collaboration Group
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2023
Abstract
This article presents the first measurement of the differential Z-boson production cross-section in the forward region using proton-lead collisions with the LHCb detector. The dataset was collected at a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy of sNN = 8.16 TeV in 2016, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 30.8 nb−1. The forward-backward ratio and the nuclear modification factors are measured together with the differential cross-section as functions of the Z boson rapidity in the centre-of-mass frame, the transverse momentum of the Z boson and a geometric variable ϕ*. The results are in good agreement with the predictions from nuclear parton distribution functions, providing strong constraining power at small Bjorken-x. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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