The high energy photoproduction of jets is being observed at theep collider, HERA. It may be that the HERA centre-of-mass energy is sufficiently large that the production of more than one pair of jets perep collision becomes possible, owing to the large number density of the probed gluons. We construct a Monte Carlo model of such multiparton interactions and study their effects on a wide range of physical observables. The conclusion is that multiple interactions could have very significant effects upon the photoproduction final state and that this would for example make extractions of the gluon density in the photon rather difficult. Total rates for the production of many (i.e.≥3) jets could provide direct evidence for the presence of multiple interactions, although parton showering and hadronization significantly affect low transverse energy jets.

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Multiparton Interactions in Photoproduction at HERA

We discuss the physics of large impact parameter interactions at the LHC: ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs). The dominant processes in UPCs are photon-nucleon (nucleus) interactions. The current LHC detector configurations can explore small $x$ hard phenomena with nuclei and nucleons at photon-nucleon center-of-mass energies above 1 TeV, extending the $x$ range of HERA by a factor of ten. In particular, it will be possible to probe diffractive and inclusive parton densities in nuclei using several processes. The interaction of small dipoles with protons and nuclei can be investigated in elastic and quasi-elastic $J/\psi$ and $\Upsilon$ production as well as in high $t$ $\rho^0$ production accompanied by a rapidity gap. Several of these phenomena provide clean signatures of the onset of the new high gluon density QCD regime. The LHC is in the kinematic range where nonlinear effects are several times larger than at HERA. Two-photon processes in UPCs are also studied. In addition, while UPCs play a role in limiting the maximum beam luminosity, they can also be used a luminosity monitor by measuring mutual electromagnetic dissociation of the beam nuclei. We also review similar studies at HERA and RHIC as well as describe the potential use of the LHC detectors for UPC measurements.

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The Physics of Ultraperipheral Collisions at the LHC

The physics of ultraperipheral collisions at the LHC

Jet photoproduction at HERA

A measurement of σtot(γp) at S = 210 GeV

Parametrization of parton distributions in the photon

A comparative study of the most popular parton parametrizations is presented. The individual parton distributions as well as the F2 structure function are discussed with a particular emphasis on the low x region, 10−4<x<10−2. The predictions of these parametrizations for the F2 structure function have a wide spread which persists also in the HERA kinematical region.

A. Levy

Papers

Parametrization of parton distributions in the photon

Comparison of parton distributions and structure functions for the proton