Measurement of the production cross section of prompt J/ψ mesons in association with a W ± boson in pp collisions at s√ = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

UNSPECIFIED (2014) Measurement of the production cross section of prompt J/ψ mesons in association with a W ± boson in pp collisions at s√ = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2014 (4): 172. ISSN 1029-8479

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Abstract

The process pp → W ± J/ψ provides a powerful probe of the production mechanism of charmonium in hadronic collisions, and is also sensitive to multiple parton interactions in the colliding protons. Using the 2011 ATLAS dataset of 4.5 fb−1 of s√ = 7 TeV pp collisions at the LHC, the first observation is made of the production of W ± + prompt J/ψ events in hadronic collisions, using W ± → μν μ and J/ψ → μ + μ −. A yield of 27.4+7.5−6.5 W ± + prompt J/ψ events is observed, with a statistical significance of 5.1σ. The production rate as a ratio to the inclusive W ± boson production rate is measured, and the double parton scattering contribution to the cross section is estimated.

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Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of High Energy Physics
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JHEP is an open-access journal funded by SCOAP3 and licensed under CC BY 4.0
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? hadron-hadron scatteringnuclear and high energy physics ??
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69974
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Deposited On:
10 Jul 2014 23:05
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