학술논문

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
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of High Energy Physics. 2014(4)
Subject
Hadron-Hadron Scattering
hep-ex
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Mathematical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematical Physics
Atomic
Molecular
Nuclear
Particle and Plasma Physics
Quantum Physics
Atomic
Molecular
Nuclear
Particle and Plasma Physics
Language
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 p s = 7TeV pp collisions at the LHC, the first observation is made of the production of W± + prompt J/ events in hadronic collisions, using W± → 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 5.1. 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. Copyright CERN, for the benefit of the ATLAS Collaboration.