Observation of Exclusive Charmonium Production and γγ→μ+μ- in pp̅ Collisions at √s=1.96 TeV
| Contribuinte(s) |
University of Helsinki, Department of Physics University of Helsinki, Department of Physics University of Helsinki, Department of Physics University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Physics University of Helsinki, Department of Physics University of Helsinki, Department of Physics |
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| Data(s) |
2009
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| Resumo |
We have observed the reactions p+pbar --> p+X+pbar, with X being a centrally produced J/psi, psi(2S) or chi_c0, and gamma+gamma --> mu+mu-, in proton- antiproton collisions at sqrt{s} = 1.96 TeV using the Run II Collider Detector at Fermilab. The event signature requires two oppositely charged muons, each with pseudorapidity |eta| mu+mu-. Events with a J/psi and an associated photon candidate are consistent with exclusive chi_c0 production through double pomeron exchange. The exclusive vector meson production is as expected for elastic photo- production, gamma+p --> J/psi(psi(2S)) + p, which is observed here for the first time in hadron-hadron collisions. The cross sections ds/dy(y=0) for p + pbar --> p + X + pbar with X = J/psi, psi(2S) orchi_c0 are 3.92+/-0.62 nb, 0.53+/-0.14 nb, and 75+/-14 nb respectively. The cross section for the continuum, with |eta(mu+/-)| |
| Formato |
7 |
| Identificador |
http://hdl.handle.net/10138/24421 0031-9007 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
American Institute of Physics |
| Relação |
Physical Review Letters |
| Fonte |
Aaltonen , T , Mehtala , P , Orava , R , Maki , T , Saarikko , H , Osterberg , K & CDF collaboration 2009 , ' Observation of Exclusive Charmonium Production and γγ→μ+μ- in pp̅ Collisions at √s=1.96 TeV ' Physical Review Letters , vol 102 , no. 24 , pp. 242001 . , 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.242001 |
| Palavras-Chave | #hep-ex #114 Physical sciences |
| Tipo |
A1 Refereed journal article info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
