Photons and Exclusive Processes at Hadron Colliders

TL;DR

This paper reviews the theoretical and experimental study of photon-induced processes at high energy hadron colliders, highlighting recent experimental feasibility and new opportunities for understanding particle production.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of photon-related phenomena at hadron colliders, emphasizing recent experimental results and theoretical developments.

Findings

Photoproduction is feasible in proton-proton and heavy-ion collisions.

Photon fluxes at hadron colliders can enhance understanding of particle production.

New opportunities and challenges have been identified in photon-induced processes.

Abstract

The theoretical and experimental aspects of particle production from the strong equivalent photon fluxes present at high energy hadron colliders are reviewed. The goal is to show how photons at hadron colliders can improve what we have learnt from experiments with lepton beams. Experiments during the last 5-10 years have shown the feasibility of studying photoproduction in proton-proton and heavy-ion collisions. The experimental and theoretical development has revealed new opportunities as well as challenges.