@article{discovery131839, note = {This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, year = {2007}, month = {September}, volume = {99}, title = {Polarizations of J / {\ensuremath{\psi}} and {\ensuremath{\psi}} ( 2 S ) Mesons Produced in p ? p Collisions at {$\sqrt$} s = 1.96 TeV}, number = {13}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, issn = {0031-9007}, author = {Lancaster, M and Nurse, E and Waters, DCDFC}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.132001}, abstract = {We have measured the polarizations of J/{\ensuremath{\psi}} and {\ensuremath{\psi}}(2S) mesons as functions of their transverse momentum pT when they are produced promptly in the rapidity range {\ensuremath{|}}y{\ensuremath{|}}{\ensuremath{<}}0.6 with pT{$\ge$}5 GeV/c. The analysis is performed using a data sample with an integrated luminosity of about 800 pb-1 collected by the CDF II detector. For both vector mesons, we find that the polarizations become increasingly longitudinal as pT increases from 5 to 30 GeV/c. These results are compared to the predictions of nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics and other contemporary models. The effective polarizations of J/{\ensuremath{\psi}} and {\ensuremath{\psi}}(2S) mesons from B-hadron decays are also reported.} }