Central high-$p_T$ jet production during low pile-up, high $\beta^{\ast}$ run at $\sqrt{s} = 8\;{\rm TeV}$

Events consistent with central high-$p_T$ jet production with two leading protons are presented. The Forward Shower Counter (FSC) detectors, covering the very forward pseudo-rapidity range $6 <\;\mid\!\eta\!\mid\;< 8$, were required to be empty. The FSC are a set of 10 scintillation counters designed to detect showers produced by particles hitting the beam pipes and surrounding material. The leading protons were detected as tracks in the TOTEM Roman Pot (RP) stations around the CMS interaction point. The data were collected during low pile-up runs at 8~TeV and $\beta^{\ast}=90\;{\rm m}$, in July 2012.