Observation of B$^0_s$ mesons and measurement of the B$^0_s$ / B$^+$ yield ratio in PbPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} =$ 5.02 TeV

Autor: CMS Collaboration
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Phys. Lett. B 829 (2022) 137062
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2022.137062
Popis: The B$^0_s$ and B$^+$ production yields are measured in PbPb collisions at a center-of-mass energy per nucleon pair of 5.02 TeV. The data sample, collected with the CMS detector at the LHC, corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 1.7 nb$^{-1}$. The mesons are reconstructed in the exclusive decay channels B$^0_s$ $\to$ J/$\psi(\mu^+\mu^-)\phi($K$^+$K$^-)$ and B$^+$ $\to$ J/$\psi(\mu^+\mu^-)$K$^+$, in the transverse momentum range 7-50 GeV/c and absolute rapidity 0-2.4. The B$^0_s$ meson is observed with a statistical significance in excess of five standard deviations for the first time in nucleus-nucleus collisions. The measurements are performed as functions of the transverse momentum of the B mesons and of the PbPb collision centrality. The ratio of production yields of B$^0_s$ and B$^+$ is measured and compared to theoretical models that include quark recombination effects.
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Databáze: arXiv