A search is performed for the central exclusive production of pairs of charmonia produced in proton-proton collisions. Using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb-1 collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, J/ψJ/ψ and J/ψψ (2S) pairs are observed, which have been produced in the absence of any other activity inside the LHCb acceptance that is sensitive to charged particles in the pseudorapidity ranges (-3.5, -1.5) and (1.5, 5.0). Searches are also performed for pairs of P-wave charmonia and limits are set on their production. The cross-sections for these processes, where the dimeson system has a rapidity between 2.0 and 4.5, are measured to be σJ/ψJ/ψ = 58 ± 10(stat) ± 6(syst) pb, σJ/ψψ(2S) = 63-18 +27 (stat) ± 10(syst) pb, σψ(2S)ψ(2S) < 237 pb, σχc0χc0 < 69 nb, σχc1χc1 < 45 pb, σχc2χc2 141 pb, where the upper limits are set at the 90% confidence level. The measured J/ψJ/ψ and J/ψψ (2S) cross-sections are consistent with theoretical expectations.

Observation of charmonium pairs produced exclusively in pp collisions / R., A., B., A., M., A., A., A., Z., A., S., A., J., A., F., A., M., A., S., A., G., A., P. A., C., J. a., A., S., A., S., A., Y., A., L., A.n., L. b., A., J., A., R., A., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. G, NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0954-3899. - STAMPA. - 41:(2014). [10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/115002]

Observation of charmonium pairs produced exclusively in pp collisions

G. Casse;SARTI, ALESSIO;SCIUBBA, Adalberto;
2014

Abstract

A search is performed for the central exclusive production of pairs of charmonia produced in proton-proton collisions. Using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 3 fb-1 collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7 and 8 TeV, J/ψJ/ψ and J/ψψ (2S) pairs are observed, which have been produced in the absence of any other activity inside the LHCb acceptance that is sensitive to charged particles in the pseudorapidity ranges (-3.5, -1.5) and (1.5, 5.0). Searches are also performed for pairs of P-wave charmonia and limits are set on their production. The cross-sections for these processes, where the dimeson system has a rapidity between 2.0 and 4.5, are measured to be σJ/ψJ/ψ = 58 ± 10(stat) ± 6(syst) pb, σJ/ψψ(2S) = 63-18 +27 (stat) ± 10(syst) pb, σψ(2S)ψ(2S) < 237 pb, σχc0χc0 < 69 nb, σχc1χc1 < 45 pb, σχc2χc2 141 pb, where the upper limits are set at the 90% confidence level. The measured J/ψJ/ψ and J/ψψ (2S) cross-sections are consistent with theoretical expectations.
2014
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Observation of charmonium pairs produced exclusively in pp collisions / R., A., B., A., M., A., A., A., Z., A., S., A., J., A., F., A., M., A., S., A., G., A., P. A., C., J. a., A., S., A., S., A., Y., A., L., A.n., L. b., A., J., A., R., A., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. G, NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0954-3899. - STAMPA. - 41:(2014). [10.1088/0954-3899/41/11/115002]
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