Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2010-10-12
J.Phys.Conf.Ser.270:012033,2011
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
4 pages, 6 figures. Proceedings Hot Quarks 2010 La-Londe-les-Maures (France), JPG submitted
Scientific paper
10.1088/1742-6596/270/1/012033
The production of prompt photons at high transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions (p-p) is a useful tool to study perturbative Quantum-Chromo-Dynamics (pQCD). In particular, they yield valuable information about parton distribution functions in the proton. The experimental measurement of prompt photons is a difficult task due to the large background of decay photons from neutral mesons, mainly pi0. We present a full simulation and reconstruction study of prompt photons identification in p-p at sqrt(s) = 14 TeV in the ALICE electromagnetic calorimeter EMCal, giving details on the methods developed to separate them from decay photons with the help of shower-shape and isolation cuts. We present Monte Carlo predictions for signal and background. The method used to extract the final isolated corrected cross-section is presented and the calculation of various experimental corrections is outlined.
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