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J/ψ polarization in p+p collisions at s=200 GeV in STAR
Adamczyk, L Adkins, JK Agakishiev, G Aggarwal, MM Ahammed, Z Alekseev, I Alford, J Anson, CD Aparin, A Arkhipkin, D
Adamczyk, L
Adkins, JK
Agakishiev, G
Aggarwal, MM
Ahammed, Z
Alekseev, I
Alford, J
Anson, CD
Aparin, A
Arkhipkin, D
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2014-12-02
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10.1016/j.physletb.2014.10.049
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© 2014 The Authors. We report on a polarization measurement of inclusive J/ψ mesons in the di-electron decay channel at mid-rapidity at 2 < pT < 6 GeV/c in p + p collisions at √s = 200 GeV. Data were taken with the STAR detector at RHIC. The J/ψ polarization measurement should help to distinguish between the different models of the J/ψ production mechanism since they predict different pT dependences of the J/ψ polarization. In this analysis, J/ψ polarization is studied in the helicity frame. The polarization parameter λθ measured at RHIC becomes smaller towards high pT , indicating more longitudinal J/ψ polarization as pT increases. The result is compared with predictions of presently available models.
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Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
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