The proton-nucleon cross section ratio R=Br(Upsilon to l^+l^-) d_sigma(Upsilon)/dy|_{y=0} / sigma(J/psi) has been measured with the HERA-B spectrometer in fixed-target proton-nucleus collisions at 920 GeV proton beam energy corresponding to a proton-nucleon cms energy of sqrt(s)=41.6 GeV. The combined results for the Upsilon decay channels Upsilon to e^+e^- and Upsilon to mu^+mu^- yield a ratio R = (9.0 +/- 2.1) 10^-6. The corresponding Upsilon production cross section per nucleon at mid-rapidity (y=0) has been determined to be Br(Upsilon to l^+l^-) d_sigma(Upsilon)/dy|_{y=0} = 4.5 +/- 1.1 pb/nucleon.
I. ABT, M. ADAMS, M. AGARI, H. ALBRECHT, A. ALEKSANDROV, V. AMARAL, et al. (2006). Measurement of the Upsilon production cross-section in 920-GeV fixed-target proton-nucleus collisions. PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B, 638, 13-21 [10.1016/j.physletb.2006.04.042].
Measurement of the Upsilon production cross-section in 920-GeV fixed-target proton-nucleus collisions
BERTIN, ANTONIO;DE CASTRO, STEFANO;FABBRI, LAURA;FACCIOLI, PIETRO;MASSA, IGNAZIO GIACOMO;PICCININI, MAURIZIO;SBRIZZI, ANTONIO;SEMPRINI CESARI, NICOLA;VILLA, MAURO;VITALE, ANTONIO;ZOCCOLI, ANTONIO
2006
Abstract
The proton-nucleon cross section ratio R=Br(Upsilon to l^+l^-) d_sigma(Upsilon)/dy|_{y=0} / sigma(J/psi) has been measured with the HERA-B spectrometer in fixed-target proton-nucleus collisions at 920 GeV proton beam energy corresponding to a proton-nucleon cms energy of sqrt(s)=41.6 GeV. The combined results for the Upsilon decay channels Upsilon to e^+e^- and Upsilon to mu^+mu^- yield a ratio R = (9.0 +/- 2.1) 10^-6. The corresponding Upsilon production cross section per nucleon at mid-rapidity (y=0) has been determined to be Br(Upsilon to l^+l^-) d_sigma(Upsilon)/dy|_{y=0} = 4.5 +/- 1.1 pb/nucleon.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.