We report the first measurement at the LHC of coherent photoproduction of ρ0 mesons in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions. The invariant mass and transverse momentum distributions for ρ0 production are studied in the π+π− decay channel at mid-rapidity. The production cross section in the rapidity range |y| < 0.5 is found to be dσ/dy = 425 ± 10 (stat.) +42 (sys.) mb. Coherent ρ0 production is studied with and without requirement −50 of nuclear breakup, and the fractional yields for various breakup scenarios are presented. The results are compared with those from lower energies and with model predictions.

Coherent ρ0 photoproduction in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 TeV

Lea R.;Rui R.;
2015-01-01

Abstract

We report the first measurement at the LHC of coherent photoproduction of ρ0 mesons in ultra-peripheral Pb-Pb collisions. The invariant mass and transverse momentum distributions for ρ0 production are studied in the π+π− decay channel at mid-rapidity. The production cross section in the rapidity range |y| < 0.5 is found to be dσ/dy = 425 ± 10 (stat.) +42 (sys.) mb. Coherent ρ0 production is studied with and without requirement −50 of nuclear breakup, and the fractional yields for various breakup scenarios are presented. The results are compared with those from lower energies and with model predictions.
2015
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2015
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Hadron-Hadron Scattering; Nuclear and High Energy Physics
http://link.springer.com/journal/13130
973
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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The ALICE collaboration, Null; Adam, J.; Adamová, D.; Aggarwal, M. M.; Aglieri Rinella, G.; Agnello, M.; Agrawal, N.; Ahammed, Z.; Ahn, S. U.; Aimo, I...espandi
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