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J/$\psi$ polarization in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2017-09-28 v3

Abstract

We have studied J/psi production in pp collisions at s=7\sqrt{s}=7 TeV at the LHC through its muon pair decay. The polar and azimuthal angle distributions of the decay muons were measured, and results on the J/ψ\psi polarization parameters λθ\lambda_{\theta} and λϕ\lambda_\phi were obtained. The study was performed in the kinematic region 2.5<y<4, 2<pTp_{\rm T}<8 GeV/cc, in the helicity and Collins-Soper reference frames. In both frames, the polarization parameters are compatible with zero, within uncertainties.

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@article{arxiv.1111.1630,
  title  = {J/$\psi$ polarization in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=7$ TeV},
  author = {ALICE Collaboration},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.1630},
  year   = {2017}
}

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15 pages, 3 captioned figures, 1 table, authors from page 10, published version, figures at http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/3503