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Measurement of the relative B-c(+/-)/B-+/- production cross section with the ATLAS detector at root s=8 TeV

NázevTitle
Measurement of the relative B-c(+/-)/B-+/- production cross section with the ATLAS detector at root s=8 TeVMeasurement of the relative B-c(+/-)/B-+/- production cross section with the ATLAS detector at root s=8 TeV
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
M. Aaboud, G. Aad, B. Abbott, D. C. Abbott, B. Ali, K. Augsten, B. Bergmann, D. Caforio, P. Gallus, M. Havránek, Z. Hubáček, M. Myška, R. Novotný, S. Pospíšil, K. Smolek, A. Sopczak, V. Vacek, P. Vokac, V. Vrba
DOIDOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.104.012010
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Physical Review D. 2021, 104(1), ISSN 2470-0010.
RokYear
2021
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000679144000001
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85114014931
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21220/21:00355116!RIV22-MSM-21220___
ProjektProject
Získávání nových poznatků o mikrosvětě v infrastruktuře CERNAcquiring new pieces of knowledge about micro-world in CERN research infrastructure; Centrum pokročilých aplikovaných přírodních vědCenter for advanced applied sciences; CERN-CZ II - Výzkumná infrastruktura pro experimenty v CERN - LM2018104 (2020–2022)CERN-CZ II - Výzkumná infrastruktura pro experimenty v CERN - LM2018104 (2020–2022)

AbstraktAbstract

The total cross section and differential cross sections for the production of B-c(+/-) mesons, times their branching fraction to J/psi pi(+/-), are measured relative to those for the production of B-+/- mesons, times their branching fraction to J/psi K-+/-. The data used for this study correspond to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1) of pp collisions recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 at a center-of-mass energy of root s = 8 TeV. The measurement is performed differentially in bins of transverse momentum p(T) for 13 GeV < p(T)(B-c(+/-)) < 22 GeV and p(T)(B-c(+/-)) > 22 GeV and in bins of rapidity y for vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.75 and 0.75 < vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.3. The relative cross section times branching fraction for the full range p(T) > 13 GeV and vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.3 is (0.34 +/- 0.04(stat) (+0.06)(-0.02 sys) +/- 0.01(lifetime))%. The differential measurements suggest that the production cross section of the B-c(+/-) decreases faster with p(T) than the production cross section of the B-+/-, while no significant dependence on rapidity is observed.

The total cross section and differential cross sections for the production of B-c(+/-) mesons, times their branching fraction to J/psi pi(+/-), are measured relative to those for the production of B-+/- mesons, times their branching fraction to J/psi K-+/-. The data used for this study correspond to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb(-1) of pp collisions recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012 at a center-of-mass energy of root s = 8 TeV. The measurement is performed differentially in bins of transverse momentum p(T) for 13 GeV < p(T)(B-c(+/-)) < 22 GeV and p(T)(B-c(+/-)) > 22 GeV and in bins of rapidity y for vertical bar y vertical bar < 0.75 and 0.75 < vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.3. The relative cross section times branching fraction for the full range p(T) > 13 GeV and vertical bar y vertical bar < 2.3 is (0.34 +/- 0.04(stat) (+0.06)(-0.02 sys) +/- 0.01(lifetime))%. The differential measurements suggest that the production cross section of the B-c(+/-) decreases faster with p(T) than the production cross section of the B-+/-, while no significant dependence on rapidity is observed.