Distributions of transverse momentum pTℓℓ and the related angular variable ϕη∗ of Drell–Yan lepton pairs are measured in 20.3fb-1 of proton–proton collisions at √ s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Measurements in electron-pair and muon-pair final states are corrected for detector effects and combined. Compared to previous measurements in proton–proton collisions at √ s = 7 TeV, these new measurements benefit from a larger data sample and improved control of systematic uncertainties. Measurements are performed in bins of lepton-pair mass above, around and below the Z-boson mass peak. The data are compared to predictions from perturbative and resummed QCD calculations. For values of ϕη∗ < 1 the predictions from the Monte Carlo generator ResBos are generally consistent with the data within the theoretical uncertainties. However, at larger values of ϕη∗ this is not the case. Monte Carlo generators based on the parton-shower approach are unable to describe the data over the full range of pTℓℓ while the fixed-order prediction of Dynnlo falls below the data at high values of pTℓℓ. ResBos and the parton-shower Monte Carlo generators provide a much better description of the evolution of the ϕη∗ and pTℓℓ distributions as a function of lepton-pair mass and rapidity than the basic shape of the data.

Measurement of the transverse momentum and ϕη∗ distributions of Drell–Yan lepton pairs in proton–proton collisions at √ s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

CAVASINNI, VINCENZO;DELL'ORSO, MAURO;DONATI, SIMONE;Francavilla, P.;RODA, CHIARA MARIA ANGELA;Verducci, M.;
2016-01-01

Abstract

Distributions of transverse momentum pTℓℓ and the related angular variable ϕη∗ of Drell–Yan lepton pairs are measured in 20.3fb-1 of proton–proton collisions at √ s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Measurements in electron-pair and muon-pair final states are corrected for detector effects and combined. Compared to previous measurements in proton–proton collisions at √ s = 7 TeV, these new measurements benefit from a larger data sample and improved control of systematic uncertainties. Measurements are performed in bins of lepton-pair mass above, around and below the Z-boson mass peak. The data are compared to predictions from perturbative and resummed QCD calculations. For values of ϕη∗ < 1 the predictions from the Monte Carlo generator ResBos are generally consistent with the data within the theoretical uncertainties. However, at larger values of ϕη∗ this is not the case. Monte Carlo generators based on the parton-shower approach are unable to describe the data over the full range of pTℓℓ while the fixed-order prediction of Dynnlo falls below the data at high values of pTℓℓ. ResBos and the parton-shower Monte Carlo generators provide a much better description of the evolution of the ϕη∗ and pTℓℓ distributions as a function of lepton-pair mass and rapidity than the basic shape of the data.
2016
Atlas Collaboration, Null; Aad, G.; Abbott, B.; Abdallah, J.; Abdinov, O.; Aben, R.; Abolins, M.; Abouzeid, O. S.; Abramowicz, H.; Abreu, H.; Abreu, R...espandi
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