Energy dependence of forward-rapidity [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] production in pp collisions at the LHC.

Author(s): Acharya, S; Adamova, D; Aggarwal, MM; Aglieri Rinella, G; Agnello, M; Agrawal, N; Ahammed, Z; Ahmad, N; Ahn, SU; Aiola, S; Akindinov, A; Alam, SN; Albuquerque, DSD; Aleksandrov, D; Alessandro, B; Alexandre, D; Alfaro Molina, R; Alici, A; Alkin, A; Alme, J; Alt, T; Altsybeev, I; Alves Garcia Prado, C; An, M; Andrei, C; Andrews, HA; Andronic, A; Anguelov, V; Anson, C; Anticic, T; Antinori, F; Antonioli, P; Anwar, R; Aphecetche, L; Appelshauser, H; Arcelli, S; Arnaldi, R; Arnold, OW; Arsene, IC; Arslandok, M; Audurier, B; Augustinus, A; Averbeck, R; Azmi, MD; Badala, A; Baek, YW; Bagnasco, S; Bailhache, R; Bala, R; Baldisseri, A; Ball, M; Baral, RC; Barbano, AM; Barbera, R; Barile, F; Barioglio, L; Barnafoldi, GG; Barnby, LS; Barret, V; Bartalini, P; Barth, K; Bartke, J; Bartsch, E; Basile, M; Bastid, N; Basu, S; Bathen, B; Batigne, G; Batista Camejo, A; Batyunya, B; Batzing, PC; Bearden, IG; Beck, H; Bedda, C; Behera, NK; Belikov, I; Bellini, F; Bello Martinez, H; Bellwied, R; Beltran, LGE; Belyaev, V; Bencedi, G; Beole, S; Bercuci, A; Berdnikov, Y | Abstract: © 2017, The Author(s). We present results on transverse momentum (pT) and rapidity (y) differential production cross sections, mean transverse momentum and mean transverse momentum square of inclusive J / ψ and ψ(2 S) at forward rapidity (2.5 l yl 4) as well as ψ(2 S) -to-J / ψ cross section ratios. These quantities are measured in pp collisions at center of mass energies s=5.02 and 13 TeV with the ALICE detector. Both charmonium states are reconstructed in the dimuon decay channel, using the muon spectrometer. A comprehensive comparison to inclusive charmonium cross sections measured at s=2.76, 7 and 8 TeV is performed. A comparison to non-relativistic quantum chromodynamics and fixed-order next-to-leading logarithm calculations, which describe prompt and non-prompt charmonium production respectively, is also presented. A good description of the data is obtained over the full pT range, provided that both contributions are summed. In particular, it is found that for pTg15 GeV/c the non-prompt contribution reaches up to 50% of the total charmonium yield.