We have performed the first measurement of the coherent ψ(2S) photo-production cross section in ultra-peripheral Pb. Pb collisions at the LHC. This charmonium excited state is reconstructed via the ψ(2S)→l+l- and ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π- decays, where the J/ψ decays into two leptons. The analysis is based on an event sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 22 μb-1. The cross section for coherent ψ(2S) production in the rapidity interval -0.9<y<0.9 is dσψ(2S)coh/dy=0.83±0.19(stat+syst) mb. The ψ(2S) to J/ψ coherent cross section ratio is 0.34-0.07+0.08(stat+syst). The obtained results are compared to predictions from theoretical models.

Coherent Psi(2S) photo-production in ultra-peripheral PbPb collisions at sqrt(sNN)=2.76 TeV

DE CARO, ANNALISA;DE GRUTTOLA, DANIELE;DE PASQUALE, Salvatore;FUSCO GIRARD, Mario;MENINNO, ELISA;PAGANO, PAOLA;VIRGILI, Tiziano;CALIVA', Alberto
2015-01-01

Abstract

We have performed the first measurement of the coherent ψ(2S) photo-production cross section in ultra-peripheral Pb. Pb collisions at the LHC. This charmonium excited state is reconstructed via the ψ(2S)→l+l- and ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π- decays, where the J/ψ decays into two leptons. The analysis is based on an event sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of about 22 μb-1. The cross section for coherent ψ(2S) production in the rapidity interval -0.9
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