Production of heavy charged particles in proton-proton ultraperipheral collisions at the Large Hadron Collider: survival factor

• Published in: The journal of high energy physics Vol. 2021; no. 10; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Godunov, S. I., Novikov, V. A., Rozanov, A. N., Vysotsky, M. I., Zhemchugov, E. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V; Springer; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Charged particles; Classical and Quantum Gravitation; Collisions; Elementary Particles; High energy physics; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; Large Hadron Collider; Photons; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Protons; QCD Phenomenology; Quantum Field Theories; Quantum Field Theory; Quantum Physics; Regular Article - Theoretical Physics; Relativity Theory; String Theory; Survival; QCD Phenomenology; peripheral; finite size; energy: high; photon photon: fusion; p p: scattering; charged particle: heavy; CERN LHC Coll; photon: flux; cross section: calculated
• ISSN: 1029-8479; 1126-6708; 1029-8479
• DOI: 10.1007/JHEP10(2021)234

A bstract Ultraperipheral collisions of high energy protons are a source of approximately real photons colliding with each other. Photon fusion can result in production of yet unknown charged particles in very clean events. The cleanliness of such an event is due to the requirement that the protons survive during the collision. Finite sizes of the protons reduce the probability of such outcome compared to point-like particles. We calculate the survival factors and cross sections for the production of heavy charged particles at the Large Hadron Collider.