Measurement of the prompt-production cross-section ratio s(?c2)/s(?c1) in pPb collisions at vsNN=8.16 TeV

R. Aaij; C. Abellan Beteta; T. Ackernley; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; H. Afsharnia; C. A. Aidala; S. Aiola; Z. Ajaltouni; S. Akar; J. Albrecht; F. Alessio; M. Alexander; A. Alfonso Albero; Z. Aliouche; G. Alkhazov; P. Alvarez Cartelle; S. Amato; Y. Amhis; L. An; L. Anderlini; A. Andreianov; M. Andreotti; F. Archilli; A. Artamonov; M. Artuso; K. Arzymatov; E. Aslanides; M. Atzeni; B. Audurier; S. Bachmann; M. Bachmayer; J. J. Back; S. Baker; P. Baladron Rodriguez; V Balagura; W. Baldini; J. Baptista Leite; R. J. Barlow; S. Barsuk; W. Barter; M. Bartolini; F. Baryshnikov; J. M. Basels; G. Bassi; B. Batsukh; A. Battig; A. Bay; M. Becker; F. Bedeschi; LHCb collaboration; Jacco de Vries; Marcel Merk; Chris Pawley

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.103.064905

Measurement of the prompt-production cross-section ratio s(?_c2)/s(?_c1) in pPb collisions at vs_NN=8.16 TeV

R. Aaij^*, C. Abellan Beteta, T. Ackernley, B. Adeva, M. Adinolfi, H. Afsharnia, C. A. Aidala, S. Aiola, Z. Ajaltouni, S. Akar, J. Albrecht, F. Alessio, M. Alexander, A. Alfonso Albero, Z. Aliouche, G. Alkhazov, P. Alvarez Cartelle, S. Amato, Y. Amhis, L. AnL. Anderlini, A. Andreianov, M. Andreotti, F. Archilli, A. Artamonov, M. Artuso, K. Arzymatov, E. Aslanides, M. Atzeni, B. Audurier, S. Bachmann, M. Bachmayer, J. J. Back, S. Baker, P. Baladron Rodriguez, V Balagura, W. Baldini, J. Baptista Leite, R. J. Barlow, S. Barsuk, W. Barter, M. Bartolini, F. Baryshnikov, J. M. Basels, G. Bassi, B. Batsukh, A. Battig, A. Bay, M. Becker, F. Bedeschi, LHCb collaboration, Jacco de Vries, Marcel Merk, Chris Pawley

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Abstract

This article reports the first measurement of prompt chi(c1) and chi(c2) charmonium production in nuclear collisions at Large Hadron Collider energies. The cross-section ratio sigma(chi(c2))/sigma(chi(c1)) is measured in pPb collisions at root s(NN) = 8.16 TeV, collected with the LHCb experiment. The chi(c1,2) states are reconstructed via their decay to a J/psi meson, subsequently decaying into a pair of oppositely charged muons, and a photon, which is reconstructed in the calorimeter or via its conversion in the detector material. The cross-section ratio is consistent with unity in the two considered rapidity regions. Comparison with a corresponding cross-section ratio previously measured by the LHCb Collaboration in pp collisions suggests that chi(c1) and chi(c2) states are similarly affected by nuclear effects occurring in pPb collisions.

Original language	English
Article number	064905
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physical Review C
Volume	103
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.064905
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2021

Keywords

PROTON-PROTON COLLISIONS
SUPPRESSION
J/PSI
LEAD

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Aaij, R., Abellan Beteta, C., Ackernley, T., Adeva, B., Adinolfi, M., Afsharnia, H., Aidala, C. A., Aiola, S., Ajaltouni, Z., Akar, S., Albrecht, J., Alessio, F., Alexander, M., Alfonso Albero, A., Aliouche, Z., Alkhazov, G., Alvarez Cartelle, P., Amato, S., Amhis, Y., ... Pawley, C. (2021). Measurement of the prompt-production cross-section ratio s(?_c2)/s(?_c1) in pPb collisions at vs_NN=8.16 TeV. Physical Review C, 103(6), Article 064905. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.064905

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Aaij, R, Abellan Beteta, C, Ackernley, T, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Afsharnia, H, Aidala, CA, Aiola, S, Ajaltouni, Z, Akar, S, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M, Alfonso Albero, A, Aliouche, Z, Alkhazov, G, Alvarez Cartelle, P, Amato, S, Amhis, Y, An, L, Anderlini, L, Andreianov, A, Andreotti, M, Archilli, F, Artamonov, A, Artuso, M, Arzymatov, K, Aslanides, E, Atzeni, M, Audurier, B, Bachmann, S, Bachmayer, M, Back, JJ, Baker, S, Baladron Rodriguez, P, Balagura, V, Baldini, W, Baptista Leite, J, Barlow, RJ, Barsuk, S, Barter, W, Bartolini, M, Baryshnikov, F, Basels, JM, Bassi, G, Batsukh, B, Battig, A, Bay, A, Becker, M, Bedeschi, F, LHCb collaboration, de Vries, J , Merk, M & Pawley, C 2021, 'Measurement of the prompt-production cross-section ratio s(?_c2)/s(?_c1) in pPb collisions at vs_NN=8.16 TeV', Physical Review C, vol. 103, no. 6, 064905. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.103.064905

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