The measurement of charmonium states produced in proton-neon (pNe) collisions by the LHCb experiment in its fixed-target configuration is presented. The production of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons is studied with a beam of 2.5TeV protons colliding on gaseous neon targets at rest, corresponding to a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy sNN−−−√=68.5GeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 21.7±1.4 nb−1. The J/ψ and ψ(2S) hadrons are reconstructed in μ+ μ− final states. The J/ψ production cross-section per target nucleon in the centre-of-mass rapidity range y⋆∈[−2.29,0] is found to be 506±8±46 nb/nucleon. The ratio of J/ψ and D0 cross-sections is evaluated to (1.06±0.02±0.09)%. The ψ(2S) to J/ψ relative production rate is found to be (1.67±0.27±0.10)% in good agreement with other measurements involving beam and target nuclei of similar sizes.

Charmonium production in pNe collisions at √ˢNN = 68.5 GeV [Charmonium production in pNe collisions at $$\sqrt{s_{\scriptscriptstyle \text {NN}}} =68.5$$ GeV] / R. Aaij, A.S.W.A.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - 83:7(2023 Jul 17), pp. 625.1-625.11. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11608-6]

Charmonium production in pNe collisions at √ˢNN = 68.5 GeV [Charmonium production in pNe collisions at $$\sqrt{s_{\scriptscriptstyle \text {NN}}} =68.5$$ GeV]

S. Aiola;J. Fu;L. Henry;M. Lazzaroni;D. Marangotto;A. Merli;N. Neri;M. Petruzzo;E. Spadaro Norella;G. Tonani;
2023

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The measurement of charmonium states produced in proton-neon (pNe) collisions by the LHCb experiment in its fixed-target configuration is presented. The production of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons is studied with a beam of 2.5TeV protons colliding on gaseous neon targets at rest, corresponding to a nucleon-nucleon centre-of-mass energy sNN−−−√=68.5GeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 21.7±1.4 nb−1. The J/ψ and ψ(2S) hadrons are reconstructed in μ+ μ− final states. The J/ψ production cross-section per target nucleon in the centre-of-mass rapidity range y⋆∈[−2.29,0] is found to be 506±8±46 nb/nucleon. The ratio of J/ψ and D0 cross-sections is evaluated to (1.06±0.02±0.09)%. The ψ(2S) to J/ψ relative production rate is found to be (1.67±0.27±0.10)% in good agreement with other measurements involving beam and target nuclei of similar sizes.
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Settore FIS/04 - Fisica Nucleare e Subnucleare
17-lug-2023
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