Affolder, T;
Akimoto, H;
Akopian, A;
Albrow, MG;
Amaral, P;
Amidei, D;
Anikeev, K;
... CDF Collaboration, .; + view all
(2001)
Observation of diffractive J/psi production at the Fermilab Tevatron.
Physical Review Letters
, 87
(24)
, Article 241802. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.241802.
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Abstract
We report the first observation of diffractive J/psi(--> mu (+)mu (-)) production in <(p)power bar> collisions at roots = 1.8 TeV. Diffractive events are identified by their rapidity gap signature. In a sample of events with two muons of transverse momentum p(T)(mu) > 2 GeV/c within the pseudorapidity region \ eta \ < 1.0, the ratio of diffractive to total J/<psi> production rates is found to be R-J/psi = [1.45 +/- 0.25]%. ne ratio R-J/psi(X) is presented as a function of x-Bjorken. By combining it with our previously measured corresponding ratio R-jj(x) for diffractive dijet production, we extract a value of 0.59 +/- 0.15 for the gluon fraction of the diffractive structure function of the proton.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Observation of diffractive J/psi production at the Fermilab Tevatron |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.241802 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.241802 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | SILICON VERTEX DETECTOR, DIJET PRODUCTION, CDF |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/409061 |
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