Measurement of charged-particle event shape variables in inclusive √s = 7 TeV proton–proton interactions with the ATLAS detector

Aad, G. and Abajyan, T. and Abbott, B. and Abdallah, J. and Khalek, S. A. and Abdelalim, A. A. and Abdinov, O. and Aben, R. and Abi, B. and Abolins, M. and AbouZeid, O. S. and Abramowicz, H. and Abreu, H. and Acerbi, E. and Acharya, B. S. and Adamczyk, L. and Adams, D. L. and Addy, T. N. and Adelman, J. and Adomeit, S. and Adragna, P. and Adye, T. and Aefsky, S. and Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A. and Agustoni, M. and Aharrouche, M. and Ahlen, S. P. and Ahles, F. and Ahmad, A. and Ahsan, M. and Krasznahorkay, Attila and Pásztor, Gabriella and Tóth, József (2013) Measurement of charged-particle event shape variables in inclusive √s = 7 TeV proton–proton interactions with the ATLAS detector. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 88 (3). ISSN 2470-0010

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Abstract

The measurement of charged-particle event shape variables is presented in inclusive inelastic pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The observables studied are the transverse thrust, thrust minor and transverse sphericity, each defined using the final- state charged particles’ momentum components perpendicular to the beam direction. Events with at least six charged particles are selected by a minimum-bias trigger. In addition to the differential distributions, the evolution of each event shape variable as a function of the leading charged particle transverse momentum, charged particle multiplicity and summed transverse momentum is presented. Predictions from several Monte Carlo models show significant deviations from data.

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