Prompt and non-prompt $J/\psi $ elliptic flow in Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text {NN}}} = 5.02$ Tev with the ATLAS detector

• Main Author: ATLAS collaboration (2924 authors)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Aguilar Saavedra, Juan Antonio, Amor Dos Santos, Susana Patricia, Araque Espinosa, Juan Pedro, Castro, Nuno Filipe, Conde Muino, Patricia, Da Cunha Sargedas De Sousa, Mario Jose, Dias DO Vale, Tiago, Faisca Rodrigues Pereira, Rui Miguel, Fiolhais, Miguel, Galhardo, Bruno, Gomes, Agostinho, Goncalo, Ricardo, Jorge, Pedro, Machado Miguens, Joana, Maio, Amelia, Maneira, Jose, Mendes Gouveia, Emanuel Demetrio, Oleiro Seabra, Luis Filipe, Onofre, Antonio, Costa Batalha Pedro, Rute, Pereira Peixoto, Ana Paula, Santos, Helena, Saraiva, Joao, Silva, Jose Manuel, Tavares Delgado, Ademar, Veloso, Filipe, Wolters, Helmut
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6243-9; http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/27681

The elliptic flow of prompt and non-prompt $J/\psi $ was measured in the dimuon decay channel in Pb+Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{_\text {NN}}}=5.02$   $\text {TeV}$ with an integrated luminosity of $0.42~\mathrm {nb}^{-1}$ with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The prompt and non-prompt signals are separated using a two-dimensional simultaneous fit of the invariant mass and pseudo-proper decay time of the dimuon system from the $J/\psi $ decay. The measurement is performed in the kinematic range of dimuon transverse momentum and rapidity $9<p_\mathrm {T}<30$   $\text {GeV}$ , $|y|<2$ , and 0–60% collision centrality. The elliptic flow coefficient, $v_2$ , is evaluated relative to the event plane and the results are presented as a function of transverse momentum, rapidity and centrality. It is found that prompt and non-prompt $J/\psi $ mesons have non-zero elliptic flow. Prompt $J/\psi $ $v_2$ decreases as a function of $p_\mathrm {T}$ , while for non-prompt $J/\psi $ it is, with limited statistical significance, consistent with a flat behaviour over the studied kinematic region. There is no observed dependence on rapidity or centrality.