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Improved luminosity determination in pp collisions at using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

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Abstract

The luminosity calibration for the ATLAS detector at the LHC during pp collisions at $$\sqrt{s} = 7~\mathrm{TeV}$$ 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 $$\sqrt{s} = 7~\mathrm{TeV}$$. A luminosity uncertainty of $$\delta\mathcal{L}/ \mathcal{L} = \pm 3.5~\%$$ is obtained for the 47 pb−1 of data delivered to ATLAS in 2010, and an uncertainty of $$\delta\mathcal{L}/ \mathcal{L} = \pm1.8~\%$$ is obtained for the 5.5 fb−1 delivered in 2011.

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