Charmonia and Drell-Yan production in proton-nucleus collisions at the CERN SPS

The NA50 collaboration Alessandro, B ; Alexa, C ; Arnaldi, R ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 553 (2003) 167-178, 2003.
Inspire Record 612573 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29487

Charmonium production in p – A collisions is a unique tool for the study of the interaction of bound c c states in nuclear matter. It can provide details on the basic features of the resonance formation mechanism and, in particular, on its non-perturbative aspects. In this Letter, we present an experimental study of charmonia and Drell–Yan production in proton–nucleus collisions at 450 GeV/ c . The results are analyzed in the framework of the Glauber model and lead to the values of the nuclear absorption cross-section σ abs pA for J / ψ and ψ ′. Then, we compare the J / ψ absorption in proton–nucleus and sulphur–uranium interactions, using NA38 data. We obtain that, for the J / ψ , σ abs pA and σ abs SU are compatible, showing that no sizeable additional suppression mechanism is present in S–U collisions, and confirming that the anomalous J / ψ suppression only sets in for Pb–Pb interactions.

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The J/PSI production cross section times the branching ratio to MU+ MU- pernucleon-nucleon collision for the differential nuclear targets.

The PSI(3685) production cross section times the branching ratio to MU+ MU-per nucleon-nucleon collision for the differential nuclear targets.

The Drell Yan cross section, divided by the mass number A, and multiplied by the isospin correction factors in the mass interval 2.9 to 4.5 GeV.

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Charmonium production and nuclear absorption in p A interactions at 450-GeV.

The NA50 collaboration Alessandro, B. ; Alexa, C. ; Arnaldi, R. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 33 (2004) 31-40, 2004.
Inspire Record 629957 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30011

The production of ${\rm J}/\psi$ and

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The J/PSI production cross sections, per target nucleon, times the di-muon branching ratio for the two data samples.

The PSI(3685) production cross sections, per target nucleon, times the di-muon branching ratio for the two data samples.

J/PSI production cross section times the di-muon branching ratio for the BEtarget as a function of the Feynman X bin.

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Inclusive mu - Pair Production at 150-GeV by pi+ Mesons and Protons

Anderson, K.J. ; Henry, G.G. ; McDonald, K.T. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 37 (1976) 799, 1976.
Inspire Record 3993 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.21035

We report the measurements of the inclusive μ-pair production by 150-GeV protons and π+ mesons on beryllium. Absolute cross sections as well as the Feynman-x and PT dependence are presented in the mass region between 0.211 and 3.5 GeV/c2. Upper limits are also given for the inclusive production of η and ρ′(1600) mesons.

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DATA OBTAINED FROM FIGURE BY A.A. LEBEDEV.

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J/psi Particle Production by 70-GeV/c Protons

Antipov, Yu.M. ; Bessubov, V.A. ; Budanov, N.P. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 60 (1976) 309, 1976.
Inspire Record 100281 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6524

Invariant mass spectrum of μ + μ − pairs produced by 70 GeV/ c protons in Be target are presented. Distinct enhancements in the mass regions of ϱ, ω mesons, φ meson and J/ψ particle are observed. For J/ψ production x and p ⊥ 2 distributions are given. The total cross section for the reaction p + Be → ( J ψ → μ + μ − ) + … is equal to 9.5 ± 2.5 nb/nucleus .

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ASSUME B.R.(MU+MU-) = 0.069.

ASSUME A**(2/3) DEPENDENCE FOR SIGMA.

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J/psi and psi' production and their normal nuclear absorption in proton nucleus collisions at 400-GeV.

The NA50 collaboration Alessandro, B. ; Alexa, C. ; Arnaldi, R. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.C 48 (2006) 329, 2006.
Inspire Record 733916 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.57412

We report a new measurement of J/psi, psi' and Drell-Yan cross-sections, in the kinematical domain $-0.425<y_{\rm cm}<0.575$ and $-0.5<\cos\theta_{\rm CS}<0.5$, performed at the CERN-SPS using 400 GeV/c incident protons on Be, Al, Cu, Ag, W and Pb targets. The dependence of the charmonia production cross-sections on the size of the target nucleus allows to quantify the so-called normal nuclear absorption. In the framework of the Glauber model, this new measurement is combined with results previously obtained with the same apparatus, under different experimental conditions, and leads to a precise determination of the J/psi and psi' absorption cross-sections in the surrounding nuclear matter.

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Production cross sections, per taregt nucleon for J/PSI and PSI(3685) and for Drell-Yann dimuon in the mass range of 2.9-4.5 GeV/c**, integrated in the phase space windows of the measurement.

Ratios of J/PSI, PSI(3685) and Drel Yann production cross sections, and for Drell-Yann dimuon in the mass range of 2.9-4.5 GeV/c**, integrated in the phase space windows of the measurement.

Absorption cross-section obtained with Glauber fits results only from this analysis.

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Measurement of J/psi and psi' suppression in p A collisions at 800-GeV/c.

The NuSea collaboration Leitch, M.J. ; Lee, W.M. ; Beddo, M.E. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 84 (2000) 3256-3260, 2000.
Inspire Record 507188 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.55127

Measurements of the suppression of the yield per nucleon of J/Psi and Psi' production for 800 GeV/c protons incident on heavy relative to light nuclear targets have been made with very broad coverage in xF and pT. The observed suppression is smallest at xF values of 0.25 and below and increases at larger values of xF. It is also strongest at small pT. Substantial differences between the Psi' and J/Psi are observed for the first time in p-A collisions. The suppression for the Psi' is stronger than that for the J/Psi for xF near zero, but becomes comparable to that for the J/Psi for xF > 0.6.

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Target Atomic Mass dependence expressed as the POWER for J/PSI production. X2 is the momentum fraction of the struck quark.

Target Atomic Mass dependence expressed as the POWER for PSIPRIME production. X2 is the momentum fraction of the struck quark.

PT dependence of ALPHA for J/PSI and PSIPRIME production for the small-XF dataset.

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Production of $\psi$ (3100) and $\psi^{\prime}$ (3700) in p-Be Collisions at 400-GeV

Snyder, H.D. ; Hom, D.C. ; Lederman, L.M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 36 (1976) 1415, 1976.
Inspire Record 108462 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.21117

We report preliminary results on the production of electron-positron pairs in the mass range 2.5 to 4 GeV in 400-GeV p-Be interactions. Production cross sections of the ψ(3100) near x=0 as a function of pt, x, and the decay angle are presented and implications of these new data for single direct leptons are discussed. A ψ′(3700) signal is observed at a level corresponding to σ(ψ′)σ(ψ)=(10±3)%.

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Production of J / psi at large x(F) in 800-GeV/c p copper and p beryllium collisions

Kowitt, M.S. ; Gidal, G. ; Ho, P.M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 72 (1994) 1318-1321, 1994.
Inspire Record 361036 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42472

The differential cross sections dσ/dxF for J/ψ produced inclusively in 800 GeV/c p-Cu and p-Be collisions have been measured in the kinematic range 0.30≤xF≤0.95 through the decay mode J/ψ→μ+μ−. They are compared with the predictions of the semilocal duality model for several sets of parton density functions. No evidence for a suggested intrinsic charm contribution to the cross section is observed. The ratio of the differential cross sections for Cu and Be targets confirms the suppression of J/ψ production in heavy nuclei at large xF.

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Production of J / psi mesons in p Be collisions at 530-GeV/c and 800-GeV/c

The E672 & E706 collaborations Gribushin, A. ; Abramov, V. ; Antipov, Yu. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 62 (2000) 012001, 2000.
Inspire Record 508006 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42099

We report on the production of J/psi mesons in 530 and 800 GeV/c proton - Be collisions in the Feynman-x range 0.0 < xf < 0.6. The J/psi mesons were detected via decays into opposite sign muon pairs. Differential distributions for J/psi production have been measured as functions of xf, pT^2, and cosine of the Gottfried-Jackson decay angle. These distributions are compared with results on J/psi production obtained in 515 GeV/c pion - Be collisions, measured by the same experiment, as well as with results from other experiments using incident protons.

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Differential XL distribution for J/PSI production in 530 GeV pBe collisions. Errors are combined statistics and systematics.

Differential PT**2 distribution for J/PSI production in 530 GeV pBe collisions. Errors are combined statistics and systematics.

Differential COS(THETA) distribution for J/PSI production in 530 GeV pBe collisions. Errors are combined statistics and systematics.

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Properties of $J / \psi$ Production in $\pi^-$ Be and p Be Collisions at 530 GeV/c

The E672/706 collaboration Abramov, V. ; Antipov, Yu. ; Baldin, B. ; et al.
FERMILAB-PUB-91-062-E, 1991.
Inspire Record 315071 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42566

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Data is extrapolated to full x range.

Data requested from authors.