Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions at √ s = 900 GeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

ATLAS Collaboration

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

180 Scopus citations

Abstract

The first measurements from proton-proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at the LHC are presented. Data were collected in December 2009 using a minimum-bias trigger during collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 900 GeV. The charged-particle multiplicity, its dependence on transverse momentum and pseudorapidity, and the relationship between mean transverse momentum and chargedparticle multiplicity are measured for events with at least one charged particle in the kinematic range |η| < 2.5 and pT > 500 MeV. The measurements are compared to Monte Carlo models of proton-proton collisions and to results from other experiments at the same centre-of-mass energy. The charged-particle multiplicity per event and unit of pseudorapidity at η = 0 is measured to be 1.333 ± 0.003(stat.) ± 0.040(syst.), which is 5-15% higher than the Monte Carlo models predict.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-42
Number of pages22
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume688
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 26 2010

Keywords

  • 900 GeV
  • ATLAS
  • Charged-particle
  • LHC
  • Minimum bias
  • Multiplicities

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions at √ s = 900 GeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this