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Physics Letters B

Volume 777, 10 February 2018, Pages 303-323
Physics Letters B

Measurement of the exclusive γγ  μ+μ process in proton–proton collisions at s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Abstract

The production of exclusive γγμ+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 12GeV<mμ+μ<70GeV. 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 both with and without corrections for absorptive effects.

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