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Diffractive Dijet Production in Antiproton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2012-08-27 v4

Abstract

We report on a study of diffractive dijet production in pˉp\bar{p}p collisions at s=1.96\sqrt{s}=1.96 TeV using the CDF II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron pˉp\bar{p}p collider. A data sample from 310 pb1^{-1} of integrated luminosity collected by triggering on a high transverse energy jet, ETjetE_T^{jet}, in coincidence with a recoil antiproton detected in a Roman pot spectrometer is used to measure the ratio of single-diffractive to inclusive-dijet event rates as a function of xpˉx^{\bar p} of the interacting parton in the antiproton, the Bjorken-xx, xBjpˉx^{\bar p}_{Bj}, and a Q2(ETjet)2Q^2\approx (E_T^{jet})^2 in the ranges 103<xBjpˉ<10110^{-3}<x^{\bar p}_{Bj}<10^{-1} and 102<Q2<10410^2<Q^2 <10^4 GeV2^2, respectively. Results are presented for the region of pˉ\bar p-momentum-loss fraction 0.03<ξpˉ<0.090.03<\xi_{\bar p}<0.09 and a four-momentum transfer squared tpˉ>4t_{\bar p}>-4 GeV2^2. The tpˉt_{\bar p} dependence is measured as a function of Q2Q^2 and xBjpˉx_{Bj}^{\bar p} and compared with that of inclusive single diffraction dissociation. We find weak xBjpˉx^{\bar p}_{Bj} and Q2Q^2 dependencies in the ratio of single diffractive to inclusive event rates, and no significant Q2Q^2 dependence in the diffractive tpˉt_{\bar p} distributions.

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@article{arxiv.1206.3955,
  title  = {Diffractive Dijet Production in Antiproton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV},
  author = {CDF II Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.3955},
  year   = {2012}
}

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22 pages, 23 figures; published version