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David Silvermyr

David Silvermyr

Professor, Deputy Head of Division

David Silvermyr

Measurements of B →j /ψ at forward rapidity in p+p collisions at s =510 GeV

Author

  • C. Aidala
  • N. N. Ajitanand
  • Y. Akiba
  • R. Akimoto
  • J J Alexander
  • M. Alfred
  • K. Aoki
  • N Apadula
  • H. Asano
  • E. T. Atomssa
  • A. Attila
  • T. C. Awes
  • Carmen Ayuso
  • B. Azmoun
  • V. Babintsev
  • M Bai
  • X. Bai
  • B Bannier
  • K N Barish
  • S Bathe
  • V. Baublis
  • C. Baumann
  • S. Baumgart
  • A Bazilevsky
  • M. Beaumier
  • R Belmont
  • A Berdnikov
  • Y. Berdnikov
  • D Black
  • D. S. Blau
  • M. Boer
  • J S Bok
  • K Boyle
  • M L Brooks
  • J. Bryslawskyj
  • H Buesching
  • V. Bumazhnov
  • Christopher C. Butler
  • S. Butsyk
  • S. Campbell
  • C. Canoaroman
  • C. H. Chen
  • C Y Chi
  • M Chiu
  • I J Choi
  • J B Choi
  • P. Christiansen
  • A. Oskarsson
  • D. Silvermyr
  • E. Stenlund
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Summary, in English

We report the first measurement of the fraction of J/ψ mesons coming from B-meson decay (FB→J/ψ) in p+p collisions at s=510 GeV. The measurement is performed using the forward silicon vertex detector and central vertex detector at PHENIX, which provide precise tracking and distance-of-closest-approach determinations, enabling the statistical separation of J/ψ due to B-meson decays from prompt J/ψ. The measured value of FB→J/ψ is 8.1%±2.3%(stat)±1.9%(syst) for J/ψ with transverse momenta 0<pT<5 GeV/c and rapidity 1.2<|y|<2.2. The measured fraction FB→J/ψ at PHENIX is compared to values measured by other experiments at higher center of mass energies and to fixed-order-next-to-leading-logarithm and color-evaporation-model predictions. The bb cross section per unit rapidity [dσ/dy(pp→bb)] extracted from the obtained FB→J/ψ and the PHENIX inclusive J/ψ cross section measured at 200 GeV scaled with color-evaporation-model calculations, at the mean B hadron rapidity y=±1.7 in 510 GeV p+p collisions, is 3.63-1.70+1.92 μb. It is consistent with the fixed-order-next-to-leading-logarithm calculations.

Department/s

  • Particle and nuclear physics

Publishing year

2017-05-01

Language

English

Publication/Series

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volume

95

Issue

9

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Physical Society

Topic

  • Subatomic Physics

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2470-0010