Measurement of psi(2S) meson production in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV

The differential cross-section for the inclusive production of ψ(2S) mesons in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV has been measured with the LHCb detector. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb -1. The ψ(2S) mesons are reconstructed in the decay channels ψ(2S)→μ +μ - and ψ(2S)→J/...

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Main Authors: Aaij, R, Abellan Beteta, C, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Adrover, C, Affolder, A, Ajaltouni, Z, Albrecht, J, Alessio, F, Alexander, M, Alkhazov, G, Alvarez Cartelle, P, Jr, A, Amato, S, Amhis, Y, Anderson, J, Appleby, R, Gutierrez, O, Archilli, F, Arrabito, L, Artamonov, A, Artuso, M, Aslanides, E, Aslanides, G, Bachmann, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Summary:The differential cross-section for the inclusive production of ψ(2S) mesons in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV has been measured with the LHCb detector. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 36 pb -1. The ψ(2S) mesons are reconstructed in the decay channels ψ(2S)→μ +μ - and ψ(2S)→J/ψπ +π -, with the J/ψ meson decaying into two muons. Results are presented both for promptly produced ψ(2S) mesons and for those originating from b-hadron decays. In the kinematic range p T(ψ(2S))≤16 GeV/c and 2