Polarizations of <script type="math/tex">J/\Psi</script> and <script type="math/tex">\Psi(2S)</script> mesons produced in <script type="math/tex">p\overline{p}</script> collisions at <script type="math/tex">\sqrt{s}</script>=1.96 TeV

Abulencia, A.; Van Remortel, N.; et al.

doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.99.132001

Title

Polarizations of $J/\Psi$ and $\Psi(2S)$ mesons produced in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ =1.96 TeV

Author

Abulencia, A.

Van Remortel, N.

et al.

Institution/Organisation

CDF Collaboration

Abstract

We have measured the polarizations of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons as functions of their transverse momentum pT when they are produced promptly in the rapidity range |y|<0.6 with pT≥5 GeV/c. The analysis is performed using a data sample with an integrated luminosity of about 800 pb-1 collected by the CDF II detector. For both vector mesons, we find that the polarizations become increasingly longitudinal as pT increases from 5 to 30 GeV/c. These results are compared to the predictions of nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics and other contemporary models. The effective polarizations of J/ψ and ψ(2S) mesons from B-hadron decays are also reported.

Language

English

Source (journal)

Physical review letters. - New York, N.Y., 1958, currens

Publication

New York, N.Y. : American Physical Society , 2007

ISSN

0031-9007 [print]

1079-7114 [online]

DOI

10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.99.132001

Volume/pages