scholarly journals Central exclusive production of K+K− pairs in proton-proton collisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Piotr Lebiedowicz ◽  
Antoni Szczurek ◽  
Otto Nachtmann

We discuss central exclusive diffractive production of light mesons in the reactions $pp \to pp{\pi ^ + }{\pi ^ - }$ and $pp \to pp{K^ + }{K^ - }$. The calculation is based on a tensor-pomeron approach. We include a purely diffractive dipion continuum, and the scalar f0(980), f0(1500), f0(1710) and tensor f2(1770), ${f^{\prime}_2}(1525)$ resonances decaying into pseudoscalar meson pairs. We include also photoproduction mechanisms for the nonresonant (Drell-Söding) and the ϕ(1020) resonance contributions. The theoretical results are compared with existing CDF experimental data and predictions for being carried out LHC experiments are presented. The distributions in dimeson invariant mass and in a special "glueball filter variable" including the interference effects of resonance and dimeson continuum are presented.

2019 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 06005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Lebiedowicz ◽  
Otto Nachtmann ◽  
Antoni Szczurek

We review some selected results of the tensor-pomeron and vectorodderon model of soft high-energy proton-proton scattering and central exclusive production of meson and baryon pairs in proton-proton collisions. We discuss the theoretical aspects of this approach and consider the phenomenological implications in a variety of processes at high energies, comparing to existing experimental data. We consider the diffractive dipion and dikaon production including the continuum and the dominant scalar and tensor resonance contributions as well as the photoproduction processes. The theoretical results are compared with existing CDF experimental data and predictions for planned or current LHC experiments, ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, LHCb are presented.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Lebiedowicz ◽  
Josef Leutgeb ◽  
Otto Nachtmann ◽  
Anton Rebhan ◽  
Antoni Szczurek

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (28) ◽  
pp. 1446011 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hollar ◽  

This paper reviews measurements of exclusive production performed by the CMS experiment in proton–proton collisions during Run 1 of the LHC. The results include photon-induced production of μ+μ-, e+e- and W+W- pairs, and a search for strong Central Exclusive Production of γγ pairs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Baldenegro ◽  
G. Biagi ◽  
G. Legras ◽  
C. Royon

Abstract We present a phenomenology study on central exclusive production of W+W− boson pairs in proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider at 14 TeV using the forward proton detectors, such as the ATLAS Forward Proton or the CMS-TOTEM Precision Proton Spectrometer detectors. Final states where at least one of the W bosons decay hadronically in a large-radius jet are considered. The latter extends previous efforts that consider solely leptonic final states. A measurement of exclusive W+W− also allows us to further constrain anomalous quartic gauge boson interactions between photons and W bosons. Expected limits on anomalous quartic gauge couplings $$ {a}_{0,C}^W $$ a 0 , C W associated to dimension-six effective operators are derived for the hadronic, semi-leptonic, and leptonic final states. It is found that the couplings can be probed down to one-dimensional values of $$ {a}_0^W=3.7\times {10}^{-7}{\mathrm{GeV}}^{-2} $$ a 0 W = 3.7 × 10 − 7 GeV − 2 and $$ {a}_C^W=9.2\times {10}^{-7}{\mathrm{GeV}}^{-7} $$ a C W = 9.2 × 10 − 7 GeV − 7 at 95% CL at an integrated luminosity of 300 fb−1 by combining all final states, compared to values of about $$ {a}_0^W=4\times {10}^{-6}{\mathrm{GeV}}^{-2} $$ a 0 W = 4 × 10 − 6 GeV − 2 and $$ {a}_C^W=1\times {10}^{-5}{\mathrm{GeV}}^{-2} $$ a C W = 1 × 10 − 5 GeV − 2 at 95% CL expected for the leptonic channel alone.


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