Min-Bias and the Underlying Event at the LHC

Abstract

The CDF PYTHIA 6.2 Tune DW predictions for the behavior of the LHC underlying event (UE) data at 900 GeV and 7 TeV are examined in detail. The behavior of the UE at the LHC is roughly what we expected. The LHC PYTHIA 6.4 Tune Z1 does an excellent job describing the UE data at 900 GeV and 7 TeV. Both Tune DW and Tune Z1 describe fairly well the Drell-Yan UE data at 1.96 TeV and 7 TeV. No model describes all the features of "min-bias" (MB) collisions at 900 GeV and 7 TeV.

Comments: Lecture presented at XXXI Physics in Collision (PIC2011), Vancouver, BC Canada, August 28 - September 1, 2011