Measurement of coherent exclusive J/ψ → μ+ μ- production in ultraperipheral Pb plus Pb collisions at √sNN=5.36 TeV with the ATLAS detector



Aad, G, Aakvaag, E, Abbott, B, Abdelhameed, S, Abeling, K, Abicht, NJ, Abidi, SH, Aboelela, M, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H
et al (show 2864 more authors) (2026) Measurement of coherent exclusive J/ψ → μ+ μ- production in ultraperipheral Pb plus Pb collisions at √sNN=5.36 TeV with the ATLAS detector JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2026 (4). 20-. ISSN 1126-6708, 1029-8479

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Abstract

The ATLAS experiment has performed a measurement of coherent exclusive J/ψ → μ+μ production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at sNN=5.36 TeV. The data was recorded at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) during 2023, and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 79 μb−1. Exclusive J/ψ candidates were selected with a dedicated track-sensitive trigger based on the ATLAS transition radiation tracker. The analysis involves reconstruction of the dimuon invariant mass based on muon tracks from the inner detector, as the muon transverse momentum range of interest precludes the use of the standard muon reconstruction and identification algorithms. Differential cross sections are measured as a function of J/ψ rapidity and are compared with theoretical predictions. After extrapolation to sNN=5.02 TeV, they are also compared with previous measurements performed by other experiments using data from LHC Run 2. While the results agree reasonably well with theoretical predictions, they are in tension with previous Run-2 results for the central rapidity region.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Hadron-Hadron Scattering
Divisions: Faculty of Science & Engineering
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences > Physics
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2026 09:49
Last Modified: 22 May 2026 15:23
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP04(2026)020
Open Access URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP04(2...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3198021
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