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Measurement of the forward energy flow in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$= 7 TeV

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Abstract

The energy flow created in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV is studied within the pseudorapidity range 1.9<eta<4.9 with data collected by the LHCb experiment. The measurements are performed for inclusive minimum-bias interactions, hard scattering processes and events with an enhanced or suppressed diffractive contribution. The results are compared to predictions given by PYTHIA-based and cosmic-ray event generators, which provide different models of soft hadronic interactions.

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Charged energy flow as a function of $\eta$ for all event classes as indicated in the figures. The corrected measurements are given by points with error bars, while the predictions by the {\sc Pythia} tunes are shown as histograms. The error bars represent the systematic uncertainties, which are highly correlated between the bins. The statistical uncertainties are negligible. The ratios of MC predictions to data are shown in addition.

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HardQC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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HardQCDChargedEF_pythia.pdf
DiffrC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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DiffrChargedEF_pythia.pdf
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NonDiffrChargedEF_pythia.pdf

Charged energy flow as a function of $\eta$ for all event classes as indicated in the figures. The corrected measurements are given by points with error bars, while the predictions by the cosmic-ray interaction models are shown as histograms. The error bars represent the systematic uncertainties, which are highly correlated between the bins. The statistical uncertainties are negligible. The ratios of MC predictions to data are shown in addition.

 Inclus[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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InclusiveChargedEF_cosmic.pdf
HardQC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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HardQCDChargedEF_cosmic.pdf
DiffrC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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DiffrChargedEF_cosmic.pdf
NonDif[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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NonDiffrChargedEF_cosmic.pdf

Total energy flow as a function of $\eta$ for all event classes as indicated in the figures. The corrected measurements are given by points with error bars, while the predictions by the {\sc Pythia} tunes are shown as histograms. The data obtained with extrapolated $k_{\eta}$ factors are shown in grey. The error bars represent the systematic uncertainties, which are highly correlated between the bins. The statistical uncertainties are negligible. The ratios of MC predictions to data are shown in addition.

 Inclus[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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InclusiveTotalEF_pythia.pdf
HardQC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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HardQCDTotalEF_pythia.pdf
DiffrT[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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DiffrTotalEF_pythia.pdf
NonDif[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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NonDiffrTotalEF_pythia.pdf

Total energy flow as a function of $\eta$ for all event classes as indicated in the figures. The corrected measurements are given by points with error bars, while the predictions by the cosmic-ray interaction models are shown as histograms. The data obtained with extrapolated $k_{\eta}$ factors are shown in grey. The error bars represent the systematic uncertainties, which are highly correlated between the bins. The statistical uncertainties are negligible. The ratios of MC predictions to data are shown in addition.

 Inclus[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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InclusiveTotalEF_cosmic.pdf
HardQC[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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HardQCDTotalEF_cosmic.pdf
DiffrT[..].pdf [16 KiB]
HiDef png [308 KiB]
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*.C file
DiffrTotalEF_cosmic.pdf
NonDif[..].pdf [16 KiB]
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NonDiffrTotalEF_cosmic.pdf

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Tables and captions

Relative systematic uncertainties (in percent) affecting the energy flow measurements for all event classes. The total uncertainties are obtained by adding the individual sources in quadrature. The ranges indicate the variation of the uncertainty as a function of $\eta$.

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Charged energy flow for all event classes and $\eta$ bins with the corresponding systematic uncertainties. The statistical uncertainties are insignificant and not listed. All values are in GeV per unit pseudorapidity interval.

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Total energy flow for all event classes and $\eta$ bins with the corresponding systematic uncertainties. The statistical uncertainties are insignificant and not listed. All values are in GeV per unit pseudorapidity interval.

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Created on 27 April 2024.