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Measurement of the production cross section of three isolated photons in pp collisions at vs=8 TeV using the ATLAS detector

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:27 authored by Benedict AllbrookeBenedict Allbrooke, Lily AsquithLily Asquith, Alessandro CerriAlessandro Cerri, C A Chavez Barajas, Antonella De SantoAntonella De Santo, Fabrizio SalvatoreFabrizio Salvatore, I Santoyo Castillo, K Suruliz, Mark SuttonMark Sutton, Iacopo Vivarelli, The ATLAS Collaboration
A measurement of the production of three isolated photons in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy vs=8TeV is reported. The results are based on an integrated luminosity of 20.2fb-1 collected with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The differential cross sections are measured as functions of the transverse energy of each photon, the difference in azimuthal angle and in pseudorapidity between pairs of photons, the invariant mass of pairs of photons, and the invariant mass of the triphoton system. A measurement of the inclusive fiducial cross section is also reported. Next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD predictions are compared to the cross-section measurements. The predictions underestimate the measurement of the inclusive fiducial cross section and the differential measurements at low photon transverse energies and invariant masses. They provide adequate descriptions of the measurements at high values of the photon transverse energies, invariant mass of pairs of photons, and invariant mass of the triphoton system.

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ATLAS; G0275; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/I006048/1

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Journal

Physics Letters B

ISSN

0370-2693

Publisher

0370-2693

Volume

781

Page range

55-76

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Experimental Particle Physics Research Group Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-05-24

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-05-24

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-05-23

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