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Search for QCD-instanton induced events in deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA
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Search for QCD-instanton induced events in deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA

ZEUS Collaboration and J Repond
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, Vol.34(3), pp.255-265
05/01/2004
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s2004-01735-3
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ex/0312048View
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Abstract

A search for QCD-instanton-induced events in deep inelastic ep scattering has been performed with the ZEUS detector at the HERA collider, using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 38 pb(-1). A kinematic range defined by cuts on the photon virtuality, Q(2) > 120 GeV2, and on the Bjorken scaling variable, x > 10(-3), has been investigated. The QCD-instanton induced events were modelled by the Monte Carlo generator QCDINS. A background-independent, conservative 95% confidence level upper limit for the instanton cross section of 26 pb is obtained, to be compared with the theoretically expected value of 8.9 pb.
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