Measurement of ω\omega meson production in pp collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

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Nov 14, 2024
26 pages
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Abstract: (arXiv)
The pTp_{\rm T}-differential cross section of ω\omega meson production in pp collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV at midrapidity (y<0.5|y|<0.5) was measured with the ALICE detector at the LHC, covering an unprecedented transverse-momentum range of 1.6<pT<501.6 < p_{\rm T} <50 GeV/cc. The meson is reconstructed via the ωπ+ππ0\omega\rightarrow\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0 decay channel. The results are compared with various theoretical calculations: PYTHIA8.2 with the Monash 2013 tune overestimates the data by up to 50%, whereas good agreement is observed with Next-to-Leading Order (NLO) calculations incorporating ω\omega fragmentation using a broken SU(3) model. The ω/π0\omega/\pi^0 ratio is presented and compared with theoretical calculations and the available measurements at lower collision energies. The presented data triples the pTp_{\rm T} ranges of previously available measurements. A constant ratio of Cω/π0=0.578±0.006 (stat.)±0.013 (syst.)C^{\omega/\pi^0}=0.578\pm0.006~\text{(stat.)}\pm 0.013~\text{(syst.)} is found above a transverse momentum of 4 GeV/cc, which is in agreement with previous findings at lower collision energies within the systematic and statistical uncertainties.
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