The first measurement of the polarisation of coherently photoproduced J/psi mesons in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions, using data at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV, is presented. The J/psi meson is measured via its dimuon decay channel in the forward rapidity interval -4.0 < y < -2.5 using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. An event sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 750 mu b(-1) +/- 5% (syst) is analysed. Hadronic activity is highly suppressed since the interaction is mediated by a photon. The polar and azimuthal angle distributions of the decay muons are measured, and the polarisation parameters lambda(theta), lambda(phi), lambda(theta phi) are extracted. The analysis is carried out in the helicity frame. The results are found to be consistent with a transversely polarised J/psi. These values are compared with previous measurements by the H1 and ZEUS experiments. The polarisation parameters of coherent J/psi photoproduction in Pb-Pb collisions are found to be consistent with the s-channel helicity conservation hypothesis.

First polarisation measurement of coherently photoproduced J/ψ in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN=5.02 TeV

De Falco, A.;Fionda, F. M.;Usai, G. L.;
2025-01-01

Abstract

The first measurement of the polarisation of coherently photoproduced J/psi mesons in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions, using data at root s(NN) = 5.02 TeV, is presented. The J/psi meson is measured via its dimuon decay channel in the forward rapidity interval -4.0 < y < -2.5 using the ALICE detector at the CERN LHC. An event sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 750 mu b(-1) +/- 5% (syst) is analysed. Hadronic activity is highly suppressed since the interaction is mediated by a photon. The polar and azimuthal angle distributions of the decay muons are measured, and the polarisation parameters lambda(theta), lambda(phi), lambda(theta phi) are extracted. The analysis is carried out in the helicity frame. The results are found to be consistent with a transversely polarised J/psi. These values are compared with previous measurements by the H1 and ZEUS experiments. The polarisation parameters of coherent J/psi photoproduction in Pb-Pb collisions are found to be consistent with the s-channel helicity conservation hypothesis.
2025
VECTOR-MESON PRODUCTION
EXCLUSIVE ELECTROPRODUCTION
PP COLLISIONS
RAPIDITY
PROTON
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