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Measurement of the relative rate of prompt χ c0, χ c1 and χ c2 production at TeV

Prompt production of charmonium χ c0, χ c1 and χ c2 mesons is studied using proton-proton collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of TeX TeV. The χ c mesons are identified through their decay to J/ψγ, with J/ψ → μ + μ − using photons that converted in the detector. A data sample, correspond...

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Published in:The journal of high energy physics 2013-10
Main Authors: Calvo Gómez, Míriam, Camboni, Alessandro, Comerma Montells, Albert, Garrido Beltrán, Lluís, Graciani Díaz, Ricardo, Graugés Pous, Eugeni, Oyanguren Campos, Arantza de, Pérez-Calero Yzquierdo, Antonio, Picatoste Olloqui, Eduardo, Potterat, Cédric, Rives Molina, Vicente José, Ruiz, Hugo (Ruiz Pérez), Ruiz Valls, Pablo, Vilasis-Cardona, Xavier, LHCb Collaboration
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Summary:Prompt production of charmonium χ c0, χ c1 and χ c2 mesons is studied using proton-proton collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of TeX TeV. The χ c mesons are identified through their decay to J/ψγ, with J/ψ → μ + μ − using photons that converted in the detector. A data sample, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 collected by the LHCb detector, is used to measure the relative prompt production rate of χ c1 and χ c2 in the rapidity range 2.0 < y < 4.5 as a function of the J/ψ transverse momentum from 3 to 20 GeV/c. First evidence for χ c0 meson production at a high-energy hadron collider is also presented.
ISSN:1126-6708