3–9 Sept 2023
Hilton of the Americas, 1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas, 77010, USA
US/Central timezone

Observation of the $\gamma\gamma\to\tau\tau$ production in PbPb collisions with the CMS experiment

5 Sept 2023, 17:30
2h 10m
Grand Ballroom, 4th floor ( Hilton of the Americas)

Grand Ballroom, 4th floor

Hilton of the Americas

Poster UPC Physics Poster Session

Speaker

Matthew Nickel (The University of Kansas (US))

Description

Ultraperipheral nucleus-nucleus collisions produce very large photon fluxes such that fundamental quantum-mechanical processes can be observed and studied in a novel way. In this presentation, an observation of the $\tau$ lepton photoproduction at LHC is reported, using ultraperipheral lead-lead collision data collected by CMS. This measurement paves the way for a precise determination of the $\tau$ lepton anomalous magnetic moment which, contrary to the electron and muon counterparts, is poorly constrained.

Category Experiment
Collaboration (if applicable) CMS

Primary author

Matthew Nickel (The University of Kansas (US))

Presentation materials