Three- and four-jet final states have been measured in photoproduction at HERA using the ZEUS detector with an integrated luminosity of 121 pb−1. The results are presented for jets with transverse energy ETjet>6 GeV and pseudorapidity |ηjet|<2.4, in the kinematic region given by the virtuality of the photon Q2<1 GeV2 and the inelasticity 0.2 <= y <= 0.85 and in two mass regions defined as 25 <= Mn <50 GeV and Mnj >= 50 GeV, where Mnj is the invariant mass of the n-jet system. The four-jet photoproduction cross section has been measured for the first time and represents the highest-order process studied at HERA. Both the three- and four-jet cross sections have been compared with leading-logarithmic parton-shower Monte Carlo models, with and without multi-parton interactions. The three-jet cross sections have been compared to an O(a a_s) perturbative QCD calculation.

Three- and four-jet final states in photoproduction at HERA

MONACO, Vincenzo;SACCHI, Roberto;SOLANO, Ada Maria;
2008-01-01

Abstract

Three- and four-jet final states have been measured in photoproduction at HERA using the ZEUS detector with an integrated luminosity of 121 pb−1. The results are presented for jets with transverse energy ETjet>6 GeV and pseudorapidity |ηjet|<2.4, in the kinematic region given by the virtuality of the photon Q2<1 GeV2 and the inelasticity 0.2 <= y <= 0.85 and in two mass regions defined as 25 <= Mn <50 GeV and Mnj >= 50 GeV, where Mnj is the invariant mass of the n-jet system. The four-jet photoproduction cross section has been measured for the first time and represents the highest-order process studied at HERA. Both the three- and four-jet cross sections have been compared with leading-logarithmic parton-shower Monte Carlo models, with and without multi-parton interactions. The three-jet cross sections have been compared to an O(a a_s) perturbative QCD calculation.
2008
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2007.08.021
High Energy Physics; HERA; ZEUS Collaboration; QCD; photoproduction; jets
S. Chekanov;M. Derrick;S. Magill;B. Musgrave;D. Nicholass;J. Repond;R. Yoshida;M. C. K.;M. Jechow;N. Pavel;A. G. Y.;S. Antonelli;P. Antonioli;G. Bari;...espandi
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