Rapidity distributions in exclusive Z + jet and $\\gamma$ + jet events in $pp$ collisions at $\\sqrt{s}$ = 7 TeV
Journal
Physical Review
Journal Volume
D88
Journal Issue
11
Pages
112009
Date Issued
2013-10
Author(s)
Abstract
Rapidity distributions are presented for events containing either a Z boson or a photon with a single jet in proton-proton collisions produced at the CERN LHC. The data, collected with the CMS detector at √s=7 TeV, correspond to an integrated luminosity of 5.0 fb-1. The individual rapidity distributions of the boson and the jet are consistent within 5% with expectations from perturbative QCD. However, QCD predictions for the sum and the difference in rapidities of the two final-state objects show discrepancies with CMS data. In particular, next-to-leading-order QCD calculations, and two common Monte Carlo event generators using different methods to match matrix-element partons with parton showers, appear inconsistent with the data as well as with each other. © 2013 CERN. Published by the American Physical Society.
Type
journal article