Overview of ATLAS Forward Proton detectors: status, performance and new physics results
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: A key focus of the physics program at the LHC is the study of head-on proton-proton collisions. However, an important class of physics can be studied for cases where the protons narrowly miss one another and remain intact. In such cases, the electromagnetic fields surrounding the protons can interact producing high-energy photon-photon collisions. Alternatively, interactions mediated by the strong force can also result in intact forward scattered protons, providing probes of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). In order to aid identification and provide unique information about these rare interactions, instrumentation to detect and measure protons scattered through very small angles is installed in the beam pipe far downstream of the interaction point. We describe the ATLAS Forward Proton (AFP) `Roman Pot' Detector, including its performance and status. Finally, a glimpse of the newest results is given.
DOI: 10.22323/1.476.0875
Authors: Petr Fiedler, ATLAS Forward Detectors group
Institution: Czech Technical University in Prague
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405598605