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Measurement of Prompt ψ(2S) to J/ψ Yield Ratios in Pb-Pb and p-p Collisions at sNN=2.76TeV

V. Khachatryan et al. (CMS Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 262301 – Published 31 December 2014

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The ratio between the prompt ψ(2S) and J/ψ yields, reconstructed via their decays into μ+μ, is measured in Pb-Pb and p-p collisions at sNN=2.76TeV. The analysis is based on Pb-Pb and p-p data samples collected by CMS at the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to integrated luminosities of 150μb1 and 5.4pb1, respectively. The double ratio of measured yields (Nψ(2S)/NJ/ψ)PbPb/(Nψ(2S)/NJ/ψ)pp is computed in three Pb-Pb collision centrality bins and two kinematic ranges: one at midrapidity, |y|<1.6, covering the transverse momentum range 6.5<pT<30GeV/c, and the other at forward rapidity, 1.6<|y|<2.4, extending to lower pT values, 3<pT<30GeV/c. The centrality-integrated double ratio changes from 0.45±0.13(stat)±0.07(syst) in the first range to 1.67±0.34(stat)±0.27(syst) in the second. This difference is most pronounced in the most central collisions.

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  • Received 7 October 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.262301

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Vol. 113, Iss. 26 — 31 December 2014

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