Measurement of J/ ψ polarization in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]
Affiliations
- 1 Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 2 Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
- 3 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- 4 H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
- 5 CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
- 6 Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- 7 CNRS/IN2P3, LPC, Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- 8 Fakultät Physik, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
- 9 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland.
- 10 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
- 11 Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI), Gatchina, Russia.
- 12 Sezione INFN di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
- 13 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 14 Sezione INFN di Padova, Padova, Italy.
- 15 LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France.
- 16 Sezione INFN di Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
- 17 Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- 18 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH United States.
- 19 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
- 20 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg, Germany.
- 21 Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati, Frascati, Italy.
- 22 Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP), Protvino, Russia.
- 23 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY United States.
- 24 Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- 25 Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
- 26 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 27 Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP), Moscow, Russia.
- 28 Sezione INFN di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
- 29 Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- 30 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 31 Sezione INFN di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- 32 Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 33 LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France.
- 34 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- 35 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University (SINP MSU), Moscow, Russia.
- 36 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 37 Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (SB RAS) and Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.
- 38 Sezione INFN di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
- 39 Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 40 Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania.
- 41 Sezione INFN di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
- 42 Sezione INFN di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
- 43 Sezione INFN di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
- 44 Sezione INFN di Genova, Genova, Italy.
- 45 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
- 46 Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
- 47 Center for High Energy Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- 48 Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
- 49 LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy-Le-Vieux, France.
- 50 NSC Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (NSC KIPT), Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 51 STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom.
- 52 School of Physics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- 53 Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INR RAN), Moscow, Russia.
- 54 Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
- 55 Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences (KINR), Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 56 Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH - University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland.
- 57 Sezione INFN di Bari, Bari, Italy.
- 58 National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Warsaw, Poland.
- 59 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA United States.
- PMID: 25814848
- PMCID: PMC4370894
- DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2631-3
Measurement of J/ ψ polarization in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]
Authors
Affiliations
- 1 Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 2 Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
- 3 Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- 4 H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
- 5 CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
- 6 Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
- 7 CNRS/IN2P3, LPC, Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- 8 Fakultät Physik, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany.
- 9 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland.
- 10 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
- 11 Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI), Gatchina, Russia.
- 12 Sezione INFN di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
- 13 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 14 Sezione INFN di Padova, Padova, Italy.
- 15 LAL, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS/IN2P3, Orsay, France.
- 16 Sezione INFN di Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
- 17 Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- 18 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH United States.
- 19 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
- 20 Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg, Germany.
- 21 Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati, Frascati, Italy.
- 22 Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP), Protvino, Russia.
- 23 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY United States.
- 24 Physikalisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- 25 Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.
- 26 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 27 Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP), Moscow, Russia.
- 28 Sezione INFN di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
- 29 Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- 30 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
- 31 Sezione INFN di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- 32 Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 33 LPNHE, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, Paris, France.
- 34 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- 35 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University (SINP MSU), Moscow, Russia.
- 36 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 37 Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (SB RAS) and Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.
- 38 Sezione INFN di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
- 39 Nikhef National Institute for Subatomic Physics and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- 40 Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania.
- 41 Sezione INFN di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
- 42 Sezione INFN di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
- 43 Sezione INFN di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
- 44 Sezione INFN di Genova, Genova, Italy.
- 45 Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
- 46 Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
- 47 Center for High Energy Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
- 48 Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.
- 49 LAPP, Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy-Le-Vieux, France.
- 50 NSC Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (NSC KIPT), Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- 51 STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom.
- 52 School of Physics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- 53 Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INR RAN), Moscow, Russia.
- 54 Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
- 55 Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences (KINR), Kyiv, Ukraine.
- 56 Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH - University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland.
- 57 Sezione INFN di Bari, Bari, Italy.
- 58 National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), Warsaw, Poland.
- 59 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA United States.
- PMID: 25814848
- PMCID: PMC4370894
- DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2631-3
Abstract
An angular analysis of the decay J/ψ→μ+μ- is performed to measure the polarization of prompt J/ψ mesons produced in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]. The dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 0.37 fb-1 collected with the LHCb detector. The measurement is presented as a function of transverse momentum, pT, and rapidity, y, of the J/ψ meson, in the kinematic region 2<pT<15 GeV/c and 2.0<y<4.5.
Figures

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( Left ) Invariant mass…
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( Left ) Invariant mass distribution of muon pairs passing the selection criteria.…

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Global efficiency (area normalized to…
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Global efficiency (area normalized to unity) as a function of ( top )…

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( Left ) Distributions of…
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( Left ) Distributions of cos θ in the helicity frame for J …

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Measurements of λ θ …
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Measurements of λ θ in bins of p T for five…

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Comparison of LHCb and ALICE…
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Comparison of LHCb and ALICE results for λ θ in different p …

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Comparison of LHCb prompt J …
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Comparison of LHCb prompt J / ψ polarization measurements of λ θ …

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Differential cross-section of prompt J …
Fig. 7
Differential cross-section of prompt J / ψ production as a function of p …
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