Measurement of the B+ Production Cross Section in pp Collisions at root s=7 TeV
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: V. Khachatryan, A. M. Sirunyan, A. Tumasyan, W. Adam, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic, J. Eroe, C. Fabjan, M. Friedl, R. Fruehwirth, V. M. Ghete, J. Hammer, S. Haensel, C. Hartl, M. Hoch, N. Hoermann, J. Hrubec, M. Jeitler, G. Kasieczka, W. Kiesenhofer, M. Krammer, D. Liko, I. Mikulec, M. Pernicka, H. Rohringer, R. Schoefbeck, J. Strauss, A. Taurok, F. Teischinger, P. Wagner, W. Waltenberger, G. Walzel, E. Widl, C. -E. Wulz, V. Mossolov, N. Shumeiko, J. Suarez Gonzalez, L. Benucci, K. Cerny, E. A. De Wolf, X. Janssen, T. Maes, L. Mucibello, S. Ochesanu, B. Roland, R. Rougny, M. Selvaggi, H. Van Haevermaet, P. Van Mechelen, N. Van Remortel, V. Adler, S. Beauceron, F. Blekman, S. Blyweert, J. D'Hondt, O. Devroede, R. Gonzalez Suarez, A. Kalogeropoulos, J. Maes, M. Maes, S. Tavernier, W. Van Doninck, P. Van Mulders, G. P. Van Onsem, I. Villella, O. Charaf, B. Clerbaux, G. De Lentdecker, V. Dero, A. P. R. Gay, G. H. Hammad, T. Hreus, P. E. Marage, L. Thomas, C. Vander Velde, P. Vanlaer, J. Wickens, S. Costantini, M. Grunewald, B. Klein, A. Marinov, J. Mccartin, D. Ryckbosch, F. Thyssen, M. Tytgat, L. Vanelderen, P. Verwilligen, S. Walsh, N. Zaganidis, S. Basegmez, G. Bruno, J. Caudron, L. Ceard, J. De Favereau De Jeneret, C. Delaere, P. Demin, D. Favart, A. Giammanco, G. Gregoire, J. Hollar, G. A. Alves, V. Oguri, N. Darmenov, L. Dimitrov, A. Cabrera, N. Godinovic, A. Attikis, M. A. Mahmoud, A. Hektor, V. Azzolini, D. Sillou, V. Roinishvili, G. Anagnostou, G. Daskalakis, A. Aranyi, S. Bansal, S. Ahuja, H. Arfaei, M. Abbrescia, S. G. Heo, M. J. Bilinskas, H. Castilla Valdez, P. Allfrey, M. Cwiok, A. David, I. Belotelov, M. Aguilar-Benitez, Y. H. Chang, Nasuf SÖNMEZ, L. Levchuk, P. Bell, K. Hatakeyama
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 106
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.112001
Summary
Measurements of the total and differential cross sections d sigma/dp(T)(B) and d sigma/dy(B) for B+ mesons produced in pp collisions at root s = 7 TeV are presented. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 5.8 pb(-1) collected by the CMS experiment operating at the LHC. The exclusive decay B+ -> J/psi K+, with J/psi -> mu(+)mu(-), is used to detect B+ mesons and to measure the production cross section as a function of p(T)(B) and y(B). The total cross section for p(T)(B) > 5 GeV and vertical bar y(B)vertical bar < 2.4 is measured to be 28.1 +/- 2.4 +/- 2.0 +/- 3.1 mu b, where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the last is from the luminosity measurement.