Diffractive Z/γ* → μ<sup>+</sup>μ<sup>-</sup> boson production in proton - antiproton collisions at√s = 1.96 TeV in the D0 experiment

Abstract

Measurements of the inclusive diffractive Z → μ+μ- cross section with gap requirement for Mμμ > 40 GeV at √s = 1.96 TeV and fraction of Z bosons produced diffractively with gap requirement from Z inclusive production are presented. The measurements are performed using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 820 pb-1, collected with the D0 detector at the Tevatron, between 2002 to 2005. A total of 39945 di-muons events are selected and final results of: σ$gap\atop{Diff}$ x Br(Z/γ* → μ+μ-) = 4.09 ± 0.64(stat.) ± 0.88(syst.) ± 0.27(lumi.) pb and, R$gap\atop{Diff}$ = 1.92 ± 0.30(stat.) ± 0.41(syst.) ± 0.12(lumi) % are obtained. In addition, dσ/dζ and dσ/dy distributions are presented and they are compared with diffractive montecarlo (POMWIG). A reasonable agreement is obtained in this comparation. Finally, comparison of fraction of Z bosons produced diffractively with gap requirement (gap fraction) as measured with D0 during Run I of the Tevatron is compared. A good agreement is found for gap fraction results.

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