arxiv: 1205.5533 · v1 · ★pith:WA4YVU5Hnew · submitted 2012-05-24 · ✦ hep-ex · nucl-ex
Direct-Photon Production in p+p Collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV at Midrapidity
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The differential cross section for the production of direct photons in p+p collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV at midrapidity was measured in the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Inclusive-direct photons were measured in the transverse-momentum range from 5.5--25 GeV/c, extending the range beyond previous measurements. Event structure was studied with an isolation criterion. Next-to-leading-order perturbative-quantum-chromodynamics calculations give a good description of the spectrum. When the cross section is expressed versus x_T, the PHENIX data are seen to be in agreement with measurements from other experiments at different center-of-mass energies.
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