Measurement of associated J/ψ - ψ (2 S ) production cross-section in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV

Journal article

The cross-section of associated J/ψ-ψ(2S) production in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s = 13 TeV is measured using a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 4.2 fb−1, collected by the LHCb experiment. The measurement is performed for both J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons having transverse momentum pT< 14 GeV/c and rapidity 2.0 < y < 4.5, assuming negligible polarisation of the J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons. The production cross-section is measured to be 4.5 ± 0.7 ± 0.3 nb, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic. The differential cross-sections are measured as functions of several kinematic variables of the J/ψ-ψ(2S) candidates. The results are combined with a measurement of J/ψ-J/ψ production, giving a cross-section ratio between J/ψ-ψ(2S) and J/ψ-J/ψ production of 0.274 ± 0.044 ± 0.008, where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second systematic.

Authors: Aaij, R; Abdelmotteleb, ASW; Abellan Beteta, C; Abudinén, F; Ackernley, T

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Volume: 2024
• Issue: 5
• Article number: 259
• Publication date: 2024-05-23
• Acceptance date: 2024-04-29
• DOI: 10.1007/jhep05(2024)259
• EISSN: 1029-8479
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hadron-Hadron Scattering; Multi-Parton Interactions; Quarkonium; QCD