AE1: Inclusive jet production in proton proton collisions
In a detectors one observes two narrow bundles of particles (jets) from the hard scatter of partons in the collision of two protons. These jets go into opposite directions. The frequency of such reactions and the momenta of the jets are related to the inner structure of the proton. Due to its high beam energy LHC reaches into areas of the proton structure which have not been scrutinized yet [1]. Deviations from the QCD prediction would signal the necessity to adapt the proton structure function. These could also indicate new physics phenomena like the compositeness of quarks or the presence of resonances which decay via QCD interaction.
References:
In a detectors one observes two narrow bundles of particles (jets) from the hard scatter of partons in the collision of two protons. These jets go into opposite directions. The frequency of such reactions and the momenta of the jets are related to the inner structure of the proton. Due to its high beam energy LHC reaches into areas of the proton structure which have not been scrutinized yet [1]. Deviations from the QCD prediction would signal the necessity to adapt the proton structure function. These could also indicate new physics phenomena like the compositeness of quarks or the presence of resonances which decay via QCD interaction.
References:
- V.M. Abazov et al. [DØ Kollaboration], Measurement of the inclusive Jet production at 1.96 TeV, subm.Phys. Rev. Lett., arXiv:0802.2400 [hep-ex].
