Production of heavy charged particles in proton-proton ultraperipheral collisions at the Large Hadron Collider: survival factor

Abstract

Ultraperipheral collisions of high energy protons are a source of approximately real photons colliding with each other. Photon fusion can result in production of yet unknown charged particles in very clean events. The cleanliness of such an event is due to the requirement that the protons survive during the collision. Finite sizes of the protons reduce the probability of such outcome compared to point-like particles. We calculate the survival factors and cross sections for the production of heavy charged particles at the Large Hadron Collider.

15 pages, 7 figures; version accepted by JHEP

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