Improved luminosity determination in pp collisions at [Formula: see text] using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Eur Phys J C Part Fields. 2013;73(8):2518. doi: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2518-3. Epub 2013 Aug 14.

Abstract

The luminosity calibration for the ATLAS detector at the LHC during pp collisions at [Formula: see text] in 2010 and 2011 is presented. Evaluation of the luminosity scale is performed using several luminosity-sensitive detectors, and comparisons are made of the long-term stability and accuracy of this calibration applied to the pp collisions at [Formula: see text]. A luminosity uncertainty of [Formula: see text] is obtained for the 47 pb-1 of data delivered to ATLAS in 2010, and an uncertainty of [Formula: see text] is obtained for the 5.5 fb-1 delivered in 2011.