Rivet analyses
Measurement of Central Exclusive Production of charged hadron pairs h+h- (h=pi,K,p) at sqrt(s)=200 GeV with forward proton tagging in Roman Pots
Experiment: STAR (RHIC)
Inspire ID: 1792394
Status: VALIDATED
Authors: - Rafal Sikora
References: - arXiv: 2004.11078
Beams: p+ p+
Beam energies: (100.0, 100.0)GeV
Run details: none listed
The differential fiducial cross sections are measured for the process of CEP of h+h- pairs (h=pi,K,p). For the details of analysis and definition of the fiducial region see the arXiv.
Source
code:STAR_2020_I1792394.cc
// -*- C++ -*-
#include "Rivet/Analysis.hh"
#include "Rivet/Projections/Beam.hh"
#include "Rivet/Projections/FinalState.hh"
namespace Rivet {
/// @brief CEP of h+h- (h=pi,K,p) at sqrt(s)=200 GeV with forward proton tagging
class STAR_2020_I1792394 : public Analysis {
public:
/// Constructor
RIVET_DEFAULT_ANALYSIS_CTOR(STAR_2020_I1792394);
/// @name Analysis methods
/// @{
enum CENTRAL_PARTICLES_PID { _PION, _KAON, _PROTON, _nAllowedPids };
enum PARTICLE_CHARGE { _PLUS, _MINUS, _nSigns };
enum PARTICLE_DIRECTION { _E, _W, _nBeamDirections }; // E = negative p_z, W = positive p_Z
const double minPt[_nAllowedPids] = {0.2 * GeV, 0.3 * GeV, 0.4 * GeV};
const double maxMinPt[_nAllowedPids] = {9e9 * GeV, 0.7 * GeV, 1.1 * GeV};
/// Book histograms and initialise projections before the run
void init() {
// all final-state particles
const FinalState fs(Cuts::NOCUT);
declare(fs, "FS_all");
// all final-state particles within STAR acceptance for this
// measurement (reconstructed in the TPC and TOF)
Cut centralCuts = Cuts::abscharge > 0 && Cuts::abseta < 0.7 && Cuts::pT > 0.2 * GeV
&& (Cuts::abspid == PID::PIPLUS || Cuts::abspid == PID::KPLUS || Cuts::abspid == PID::PROTON);
const FinalState fs_central(centralCuts);
declare(fs_central, "FS_central");
// forward-scattered beam particles detectable in Roman Pots
// Checking the ID is not needed
Cut forwardCuts = Cuts::abscharge > 0
&& Cuts::abseta > 5.0; // inclusive cut to select forward particles
const FinalState fs_forward(forwardCuts);
declare(fs_forward, "FS_forward");
// Book histograms with binning taken from HEPdata
book(_h["m_pipi"], "d01-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["m_pipi"] = 1.0;
book(_h["m_kk"], "d02-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["m_kk"] = 1.0;
book(_h["m_ppbar"], "d03-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["m_ppbar"] = 1.0e3;
book(_h["y_pipi"], "d04-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["y_pipi"] = 1.0;
book(_h["y_kk"], "d05-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["y_kk"] = 1.0;
book(_h["y_ppbar"], "d06-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["y_ppbar"] = 1.0e3;
book(_h["deltaPhi_pipi"], "d07-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["deltaPhi_pipi"] = 1.0;
book(_h["deltaPhi_kk"], "d08-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["deltaPhi_kk"] = 1.0e3;
book(_h["deltaPhi_ppbar"], "d09-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["deltaPhi_ppbar"] = 1.0e3;
book(_h["tSum_pipi"], "d10-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["tSum_pipi"] = 1.0;
book(_h["tSum_kk"], "d11-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["tSum_kk"] = 1.0;
book(_h["tSum_ppbar"], "d12-x01-y01");
_scaleFactor["tSum_ppbar"] = 1.0e3;
}
/// Perform the per-event analysis
void analyze(const Event& event) {
// Retrieve all final-state particles
const FinalState& fs = apply<FinalState>(event, "FS_all");
// Veto event if number of particles in the final state is different from 4
if (fs.size() != 4) return;
// Retrieve accepted centrally produced particles
const FinalState& fs_central = apply<FinalState>(event, "FS_central");
// Veto event if number of centrally produced particles is different from 2
if (fs_central.size() != 2) return;
// Retrieve forward-scattered particles
const FinalState& fs_forward = apply<FinalState>(event, "FS_forward");
// Veto event if number of forward particles is different from 2
if (fs_forward.size() != 2) return;
// Continue checking forward particles (intact beam particles)
// Storing forward particles in an array with cell ID indicating the direction (p_z)
bool forwardParticlesInFiducialRegion[_nBeamDirections] = {false};
Particle forwardParticles[_nBeamDirections];
Vector3 forwardParticle2Vec[_nBeamDirections];
for (const Particle& p : fs_forward.particles()) {
const int dir = p.pz() > 0 ? _W : _E;
forwardParticle2Vec[dir] = Vector3(p.px(), p.py(), 0.0);
forwardParticles[dir] = p;
forwardParticlesInFiducialRegion[dir] = p.px() > -0.2 && fabs(p.py()) > 0.2 && fabs(p.py()) < 0.4
&& (pow(p.px() + 0.3, 2) + pow(p.py(), 2)) < 0.25;
}
if (!forwardParticlesInFiducialRegion[_E] || !forwardParticlesInFiducialRegion[_W]) return;
// Storing central particles in an array with cell ID indicating the charge
Particle csParticles[_nSigns];
int totalCharge = 0;
for (const Particle& p : fs_central.particles()) {
csParticles[p.charge() > 0 ? _PLUS : _MINUS] = p;
totalCharge += p.charge();
}
// Checking the charge conservation, just in case
if (totalCharge != 0) return;
// Determine PID of the central pair
const int pid = (csParticles[_PLUS].pid() == PID::PIPLUS && csParticles[_MINUS].pid() == PID::PIMINUS)
? _PION
: ((csParticles[_PLUS].pid() == PID::KPLUS && csParticles[_MINUS].pid() == PID::KMINUS)
? _KAON
: ((csParticles[_PLUS].pid() == PID::PROTON && csParticles[_MINUS].pid() == PID::ANTIPROTON)
? _PROTON
: _nAllowedPids));
// skip event if particles in a pair are of different ID (should not happen)
if (pid == _nAllowedPids) return;
// Checking if central particles pass selection (in principle important for KK and ppbar)
bool centralParticlesWithinFiducialRegion = true;
for (int i = 0; i < _nSigns; ++i)
if (csParticles[i].pT() < minPt[pid]
|| min(csParticles[i].pT(), csParticles[1 - i].pT()) > maxMinPt[pid]) {
centralParticlesWithinFiducialRegion = false;
break;
}
if (!centralParticlesWithinFiducialRegion) return;
//-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
// At this point event satisfies the definition of the fiducial region for events accepted
// in the CEP measurement at STAR at 200 GeV
const FourMomentum centralState4Mom = csParticles[_PLUS].momentum() + csParticles[_MINUS].momentum();
const double invMass = centralState4Mom.mass() / GeV;
const double rapidity = centralState4Mom.rapidity();
const double deltaPhi = fabs(forwardParticle2Vec[_W].angle(forwardParticle2Vec[_E])) / degree;
// We need beam particles to get momentum transfers
/* // Fragment below did not work for Pythia, unfortunately (four momenta were [0,0,0,0]); using a workaround
Particle beamParticles[_nBeamDirections];
const ParticlePair & beams = Rivet::Beam().beams();
beamParticles[_W] = beams.first;
beamParticles[_E] = beams.second;
*/
// workaround - at this point we know that process is exclusive (2 forward protons + 2 central state particles)
// assume that both beams are of the same type and collision in symmetric (lab frame = c.m.s. frame)
const double sqrt_s =
(centralState4Mom + forwardParticles[_E].momentum() + forwardParticles[_W].momentum()).mass();
const double beamParticleMass = forwardParticles[_W].momentum().mass();
const double fabsPz = sqrt(sqrt_s * sqrt_s / 4. - beamParticleMass * beamParticleMass);
FourMomentum beamParticles4Mom[_nBeamDirections];
beamParticles4Mom[_W] = FourMomentum(sqrt(beamParticleMass * beamParticleMass + fabsPz * fabsPz), 0.,
0., fabsPz);
beamParticles4Mom[_E] = FourMomentum(sqrt(beamParticleMass * beamParticleMass + fabsPz * fabsPz), 0.,
0., -fabsPz);
// end of workaround
double t[_nBeamDirections];
for (int dir = 0; dir < _nBeamDirections; ++dir)
t[dir] = (beamParticles4Mom[dir] - forwardParticles[dir].momentum()).mass2() / (GeV * GeV);
const double tSum = fabs(t[_E] + t[_W]);
if (pid == _PION) {
_h["m_pipi"]->fill(invMass);
_h["y_pipi"]->fill(rapidity);
_h["deltaPhi_pipi"]->fill(deltaPhi);
_h["tSum_pipi"]->fill(tSum);
}
else if (pid == _KAON) {
_h["m_kk"]->fill(invMass);
_h["y_kk"]->fill(rapidity);
_h["deltaPhi_kk"]->fill(deltaPhi);
_h["tSum_kk"]->fill(tSum);
}
else {
_h["m_ppbar"]->fill(invMass);
_h["y_ppbar"]->fill(rapidity);
_h["deltaPhi_ppbar"]->fill(deltaPhi);
_h["tSum_ppbar"]->fill(tSum);
}
}
/// Normalise histograms etc., after the run
void finalize() {
const double scalingFactor = crossSection() / nanobarn / sumOfWeights();
// scale to cross section
for (auto& hist : _h) scale(hist.second, scalingFactor * _scaleFactor[hist.first]);
}
/// @}
/// @name Histograms
/// @{
map<string, Histo1DPtr> _h;
map<string, double>
_scaleFactor; // map with scale factors to ensure cross section units in agreement with HEPdata
/// @}
};
RIVET_DECLARE_PLUGIN(STAR_2020_I1792394);
}