TY - JOUR
T1 - Remarks on the observation of high multiplicity events at the LHC
AU - Strikman, M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We analyze the structure of the high multiplicity events observed by the CMS Collaboration at the LHC. We argue that the bulk of the observed correlations is due to the production of a pair of jets with p t>15GeV/c. We also suggest that high multiplicity events are due to a combination of three effects: high underlying multiplicity for collisions at small impact parameters, upward fluctuations of the gluon density in the colliding protons, and production of hadrons in the fragmentation of dijets. The data analysis is suggested, which may clarify the underlying dynamics of the high multiplicity events and probe fluctuations of the gluon field as a function of x.
AB - We analyze the structure of the high multiplicity events observed by the CMS Collaboration at the LHC. We argue that the bulk of the observed correlations is due to the production of a pair of jets with p t>15GeV/c. We also suggest that high multiplicity events are due to a combination of three effects: high underlying multiplicity for collisions at small impact parameters, upward fluctuations of the gluon density in the colliding protons, and production of hadrons in the fragmentation of dijets. The data analysis is suggested, which may clarify the underlying dynamics of the high multiplicity events and probe fluctuations of the gluon field as a function of x.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.011501
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.84.011501
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960990627
SN - 1550-7998
VL - 84
JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
IS - 1
M1 - 011501
ER -