The production of exclusive γγ→μ+μ−events in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb−1. The measurement is performed for a dimuon invariant mass of 12GeV<mμ+μ−<70GeV. The integrated cross-section is determined within a fiducial acceptance region of the ATLAS detector and differential cross-sections are measured as a function of the dimuon invariant mass. The results are compared to theoretical predictions both with and without corrections for absorptive effects.

Aaboud, M., Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abdinov, O., Abeloos, B., Abidi, S.H., et al. (2018). Measurement of the exclusive γγ → μ+μ−process in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV with the ATLAS detector. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 777, 303-323 [10.1016/j.physletb.2017.12.043].

Measurement of the exclusive γγ → μ+μ−process in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV with the ATLAS detector

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