Measurement of forward photon production cross-section in proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV with the LHCf detector

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we report the production cross-section of forward photons in the pseudorapidity regions of η>10.94 and 8.99>η>8.81, measured by the LHCf experiment with proton–proton collisions at s=13TeV. The results from the analysis of 0.191nb−1 of data obtained in June 2015 are compared to the predictions of several hadronic interaction models that are used in air-shower simulations for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Although none of the models agree perfectly with the data, EPOS-LHC shows the best agreement with the experimental data among the models.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)233-239
    Number of pages7
    JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume780
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 May 10

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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