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);

}