Publication: Measurement of the exclusive γγ→μ+μ− process in proton--proton collisions at s√=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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ATLAS Collaboration. Measurement of the exclusive γγ→μ+μ− process in proton--proton collisions at s√=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Phys Lett B, 2017.
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The production of exclusive γγ→μ+μ− events in proton--proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV is measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3.2 fb−1. The measurement is performed for a dimuon invariant mass of 12 GeV <mμ+μ−< 70 GeV. The integrated cross-section is determined within a fiducial acceptance region of the ATLAS detector and differential cross-sections are measured as a function of the dimuon invariant mass. The results are compared to theoretical predictions that include corrections for absorptive effects.