Measurement of B-s(0) meson production in pp and PbPb collisions at root S-NN=5.02 TeV
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The production cross sections of mesons B0s and charge conjugates are measured in proton-proton (pp) and PbPb collisions via the exclusive decay channel B0s→J/ψφ→μ+μ−K+K− at a center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV per nucleon pair and within the rapidity range |y|<2.4 using the CMS detector at the LHC. The pp measurement is performed as a function of transverse momentum (pT) of the B0s mesons in the range of 7 to 50 GeV/c and is compared to the predictions of perturbative QCD calculations. The B0s production yield in PbPb collisions is measured in two pT intervals, 7 to 15 and 15 to 50 GeV/c, and compared to the yield in pp collisions in the same kinematic region. The nuclear modification factor (RAA) is found to be 1.5±0.6(stat)±0.5(syst)for7–15 GeV/c,and0.87±0.30(stat)±0.17(syst) for 7–15 GeV/c, and for 15–50 GeV/c, respectively. Within current uncertainties, the results are consistent with models of strangeness enhancement, and suppression by parton energy loss, as observed for the mesons.
Date Issued
2019-09-10
Date Acceptance
2019-07-04
Citation
Physics Letters B: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics, 2019, 796, pp.168-190
ISSN
0370-2693
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
168
End Page
190
Journal / Book Title
Physics Letters B: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics
Volume
796
Copyright Statement
© 2019. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Funded by SCOAP3
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Physics, Nuclear
Physics, Particles & Fields
Physics
Quark gluon plasma
B meson
Open heavy-flavor
ENERGY
DEPENDENCE
KAON
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-07-09