Fragmentation of jets containing a prompt J/ψ meson in PbPb and pp collisions at s NN =5.02TeV

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Abstract

Jets containing a prompt J/ψ meson are studied in lead-lead collisions at a nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV, using the CMS detector at the LHC. Jets are selected to be in the transverse momentum range of 30<pT<40GeV. The J/ψ yield in these jets is evaluated as a function of the jet fragmentation variable z, the ratio of the J/ψ pT to the jet pT. The nuclear modification factor, RAA, is then derived by comparing the yield in lead-lead collisions to the corresponding expectation based on proton-proton data, at the same nucleon-nucleon center-of-mass energy. The suppression of the J/ψ yield shows a dependence on z, indicating that the interaction of the J/ψ with the quark-gluon plasma formed in heavy ion collisions depends on the fragmentation that gives rise to the J/ψ meson.

Original languageEnglish
Article number136842
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume825
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • CMS
  • Heavy ions
  • Jets
  • Quarkonia

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