Prompt and nonprompt ψ (2 S ) production in p Pb collisions at s NN = 8. 16 TeV

Prompt and nonprompt ψ (2 S ) production in p Pb collisions at s NN = 8. 16 TeV

The production of ψ(2S) mesons in proton-lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of sNN = 8.16 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 34 nb−1. The prompt and nonprompt ψ(2S) production cross-sections and the ratio of the ψ(2S...

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Main Authors: Aaij, R, Abdelmotteleb, ASW, Abellan Beteta, C, Abudinén, F, Ackernley, T, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Adlarson, P, Afsharnia, H, Agapopoulou, C, Aidala, CA, Ajaltouni, Z, Akar, S, Akiba, K, Albicocco, P, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M, Alfonso Albero, A, Aliouche, Z, Alvarez Cartelle, P, Amalric, R, Amato, S, Amey, JL, Bacher, D, Cervenkov, D, Fischer, KM, Gao, R, Gilman, AL, Goncalves Abrantes, F, Harnew, N, John, M, Mackay, I, Malde, S, Mohammed, RA, Pajero, T, Patoc, J, Resmi, PK, Rollings, A, Scantlebury Smead, LG, Smallwood, JC, Stanislaus, S, Suljik, F, Tat, MD, Wilkinson, G, Zhang, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024
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Summary:The production of ψ(2S) mesons in proton-lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of sNN = 8.16 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 34 nb−1. The prompt and nonprompt ψ(2S) production cross-sections and the ratio of the ψ(2S) to J/ψ cross-section are measured as a function of the meson transverse momentum and rapidity in the nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass frame, together with forward-to-backward ratios and nuclear modification factors. The production of prompt ψ(2S) is observed to be more suppressed compared to pp collisions than the prompt J/ψ production, while the nonprompt productions have similar suppression factors.

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