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


The ALICE collaboration A., Adam J., Adamová D., Aggarwal M., Aglieri Rinella G., Agnello M., ...More

Journal of High Energy Physics, vol.2015, no.9, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2015 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/jhep09(2015)095
  • Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Hadron-Hadron Scattering
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: No

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.)− 50 + 42 (sys.) mb. Coherent ρ0 production is studied with and without requirement 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.