Exclusive Z0 photoproduction at the Large Hadron Collider and the Future Circular Collider

In this paper we present a comprehensive analysis of the exclusive Z0 photoproduction in pp, pPb and PbPb collisions for the energies of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and of the proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC). The rapidity distributions and cross sections are estimated considering the col...

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Main Authors: R.O. Coelho, V.P. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321320300997
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Summary:In this paper we present a comprehensive analysis of the exclusive Z0 photoproduction in pp, pPb and PbPb collisions for the energies of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and of the proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC). The rapidity distributions and cross sections are estimated considering the color dipole formalism and different phenomenological models for the gluon saturation effects. Our results indicate that the exclusive Z0 photoproduction in pp collisions at the FCC will be sensitive to the description of the non-linear effects in the QCD dynamics.
ISSN:0550-3213