Article
Measurements of B -> J/psi at forward rapidity in p plus p collisions at root s=510 GeV
Physical Review D
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
5-2-2017
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.95.092002
Abstract
We report the first measurement of the fraction of J/psi mesons coming from B-meson decay (F (B -> J/psi)) in p + p collisions at root s = 510 GeV. The measurement is performed using the forward silicon vertex detector and central vertex detector at PHENIX, which provide precise tracking and distance-of-closest-approach determinations, enabling the statistical separation of J=. due to B-meson decays from prompt J/psi. The measured value of F (B -> J/psi) is 8.1% +/- 2.3% (stat) +/- 1.9% (syst) for J/psi with transverse momenta 0 < p(T) < 5 GeV/c and rapidity 1.2 < vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.2. The measured fraction F (B -> J/psi) at PHENIX is compared to values measured by other experiments at higher center of mass energies and to fixed-order-next-toleading- logarithm and color-evaporation-model predictions. The b (b) over bar cross section per unit rapidity [d sigma/dy(pp -> b (b) over bar)] extracted from the obtained F (B -> J/psi) and the PHENIX inclusive J/psi cross section measured at 200 GeV scaled with color-evaporation-model calculations, at the mean B hadron rapidity y = +/- 1.7 in 510 GeV p + p collisions, is 3.63(-1.70)(+1.92) mu b. It is consistent with the fixed-order-next-to leading- logarithm calculations.
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
C. Aidala, Nicole Apadula, Sarah C. Campbell, Lei Ding, et al.. "Measurements of B -> J/psi at forward rapidity in p plus p collisions at root s=510 GeV" Physical Review D Vol. 95 Iss. 9 (2017) p. 092002-1 - 092002-18 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-ogilvie/71/
This is an article from Physical Review D 95 (2017): 092002-1, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.95.092002. Posted with permission.