Observation and measurements of the production of prompt and non-prompt J/ψ mesons in association with a Z boson in pp collisions at \(\sqrt {s}\)=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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- The production of a Z boson in association with a J/ψ meson in proton–proton collisions probes the production mechanisms of quarkonium and heavy flavour in association with vector bosons, and allows studies of multiple parton scattering. Using 20.3fb\(^{−1}\) of data collected with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in pp collisions at \(\sqrt {s}\) = 8 TeV, the first measurement of associated Z+J/ψ production is presented for both prompt and non-prompt J/ψ production, with both signatures having a significance in excess of 5σ. The inclusiveThe production of a Z boson in association with a J/ψ meson in proton–proton collisions probes the production mechanisms of quarkonium and heavy flavour in association with vector bosons, and allows studies of multiple parton scattering. Using 20.3fb\(^{−1}\) of data collected with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in pp collisions at \(\sqrt {s}\) = 8 TeV, the first measurement of associated Z+J/ψ production is presented for both prompt and non-prompt J/ψ production, with both signatures having a significance in excess of 5σ. The inclusive production cross-sections for Z boson production (analysed in μ\(^{+}\)μ\(^{−}\) or e\(^{+}\)e\(^{−}\) decay modes) in association with prompt and non-prompt J/ψ(→μ\(^{+}\)μ\(^{−}\)) are measured relative to the inclusive production rate of Z bosons in the same fiducial volume to be (36.8±6.7±2.5)×10\(^{−7}\) and (65.8±9.2±4.2)×10\(^{−7}\) respectively. Normalised differential production cross-section ratios are also determined as a function of the J/ψ transverse momentum. The fraction of signal events arising from single and double parton scattering is estimated, and a lower limit of 5.3 (3.7)mb at 68 (95)% confidence level is placed on the effective cross-section regulating double parton interactions.…
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-149970 |
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Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie / Physikalisches Institut |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
Year of Completion: | 2015 |
Volume: | 75 |
Issue: | 5 |
Pagenumber: | 229 |
Source: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (2015) 75(5):229. DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3406-9 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-015-3406-9 |
Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PMC4445993 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 539 Moderne Physik |
Tag: | ATLAS detector; Z boson; proton-proton-collision |
Release Date: | 2019/01/29 |
Creating Corporation: | ATLAS Collaboration |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |