Measurement of the ratio of prompt χc to J/ψ production in pp collisions at √s=7TeV

The prompt production of charmoniumχcandJ/ψstates is studied in proton–proton collisionsat a centre-of-mass energy of√s=7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. TheχcandJ/ψmesonsare identified through their decaysχc→J/ψγandJ/ψ→μ+μ−using 36 pb−1of data collectedby the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of t...

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Autores: Calvo Gómez, Míriam, Camboni, Alessandro, Vilasís Cardona, Xavier, LHCb Collaboration - CERN
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/3138
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/3138
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.10.068
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gran col·lisionador d'hadrons (França i Suïssa)
Partícules (Física nuclear)
Col·lisions (Física nuclear)
Protons
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Sumario:The prompt production of charmoniumχcandJ/ψstates is studied in proton–proton collisionsat a centre-of-mass energy of√s=7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. TheχcandJ/ψmesonsare identified through their decaysχc→J/ψγandJ/ψ→μ+μ−using 36 pb−1of data collectedby the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections forχcandJ/ψ,σ(χc→J/ψγ)/σ(J/ψ), is determined as a function of theJ/ψtransverse momentum in the range2<pJ/ψT<15 GeV/c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativisticexpectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction atleading order, especially in the lowpJ/ψTregion.