1. New Physics Opportunities in Photon Induced interactions at the LHC Victor P. Goncalves High and Medium Energy Group Physics and Mathematics Institute UFPel - Brazil Photon 2015 – BINP - Novosibirski 15 June 2015

2. New Standard Model Physics Opportunities in Photon Induced interactions at the LHC Victor P. Goncalves High and Medium Energy Group Physics and Mathematics Institute UFPel - Brazil Photon 2015 – BINP - Novosibirski 15 June 2015

3. Motivation Typical pp events:

4. Many tracks + high pT particles Motivation

5. Typical pp events: Many tracks + high pT particles Motivation Exclusive events:

6. Typical pp events: Many tracks + high pT particles Motivation Exclusive events: Few tracks + low pT particles

7. Typical pp events: Many tracks + high pT particles Motivation Exclusive events: Central Exclusive Process (CEP)

8. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions:

9. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions:

10. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions: Photon - Pomeron:

11. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions: Photon - Pomeron:

12. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions: Photon - Pomeron:Pomeron - Pomeron:

13. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions: Photon - Pomeron:Pomeron - Pomeron:

14. Central Exclusive Processes Photon - Pomeron:

15. Central Exclusive Processes Two-photon interactions: Photon - Pomeron:

16. Photon – Induced Interactions:

17. Photon – Induced Interactions: The Equivalent Photon Approximation

22. Equivalent Photon Approximation Photon – Induced Interactions: The Equivalent Photon Approximation

23. Equivalent Photon Approximation Photon – Induced Interactions: The Equivalent Photon Approximation

24. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

25. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

26. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

27. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

28. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

29. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

30. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

31. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

32. Motivation Photon – Induced Interactions: Center of mass energies

33. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

34. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

35. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

36. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

37. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

38. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

39. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

40. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Typical processes

41. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

42. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

43. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

44. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

45. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

46. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

47. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Constraining the nuclear gluon distribution

48. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

49. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

50. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

51. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

52. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

53. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

54. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

55. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

56. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

57. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

58. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

59. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

60. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

61. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the QCD dynamics

62. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

63. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

64. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

65. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

66. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

67. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

68. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

69. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

70. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

71. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

72. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

73. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Odderon

74. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

75. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

76. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

77. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

78. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

79. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Charmoniumlike Exotic states

80. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

81. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

82. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

83. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

84. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

85. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

86. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

87. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

88. Motivation Photon – Hadron Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

89. Motivation Photon – Photon Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

90. Motivation Photon – Photon Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

91. Motivation Photon – Photon Interactions at the LHC: Probing the Photon Distribution of the Proton

92. Summary The LHC is the world´s most powerful collider not only for protons and lead ions but also for photon – photon and photon – hadron collisions The study of the inclusive and exclusive processes of different final states in photon – induced interactions at LHC can be useful to contrain the QCD dynamics, Odderon, Exotic states, Quarkonium production,...; Main challenge: Experimental separation of photon – induced interactions at higher luminosities.

93. The LHC is the world´s most powerful collider not only for protons and lead ions but also for photon – photon and photon – hadron collisions The study of the inclusive and exclusive processes of different final states in photon – induced interactions at LHC can be useful to contrain the QCD dynamics, Odderon, Exotic states, Photon flux, Quarkonium production,...; Main challenge: Experimental separation of photon – induced interactions at higher luminosities. Summary

94. The LHC is the world´s most powerful collider not only for protons and lead ions but also for photon – photon and photon – hadron collisions The study of the inclusive and exclusive processes of different final states in photon – induced interactions at LHC can be useful to contrain the QCD dynamics, Odderon, Exotic states, Photon flux, Quarkonium production,...; Main challenge: Experimental separation of photon – induced interactions at higher luminosities. Summary

95. The LHC is the world´s most powerful collider not only for protons and lead ions but also for photon – photon and photon – hadron collisions The study of the inclusive and exclusive processes of different final states in photon – induced interactions at LHC can be useful to contrain the QCD dynamics, Odderon, Exotic states, Photon flux, Quarkonium production,...; Main challenge: Experimental separation of photon – induced interactions at higher luminosities. Thank you for your attention ! Summary

96. Extras

97. Probing Quarkonium Production in photon – induced interactions

98. Quarkonium + Photon production in photon – induced interactions (*) (*) VPG, M. M. Machado, EPJC 72, 2231 (2012)

99. Inelastic Quarkonium production in photon – induced interactions (*) (*) VPG, M. M. Machado, EPJA 50, 72 (2014)