Measurement of the forward energy flow in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV
arXiv:1212.4755 · doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2421-y
Abstract
The energy flow created in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV is studied within the pseudorapidity range 1.9<eta<4.9 with data collected by the LHCb experiment. The measurements are performed for inclusive minimum-bias interactions, hard scattering processes and events with an enhanced or suppressed diffractive contribution. The results are compared to predictions given by PYTHIA-based and cosmic-ray event generators, which provide different models of soft hadronic interactions.
17 pages, 4 figures. Minor changes implemented after journal acceptance