Badalov, AlexeyCasanova Mohr, RaimonGarrido Beltrán, LluísGascón Fora, DavidGraciani Díaz, RicardoGraugés Pous, EugeniMann Benito, CarlaPicatoste Olloqui, EduardoRives Molina, Vicente JoséRuiz, Hugo (Ruiz Pérez)LHCb collaboration2022-05-192022-05-192015-09-141126-6708https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185791A study is presented of central exclusive production of Υ(nS) states, where the Υ(nS) resonances decay to the µ +µ − final state, using pp collision data recorded by the LHCb experiment. The cross-section is measured in the rapidity range 2 < y(Υ) < 4.5 where the muons are reconstructed in the pseudorapidity range 2 < η(µ ±) < 4.5. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 2.9 fb−1 and was collected at centre-of-mass energies of 7 TeV and 8 TeV. The measured Υ(1S) and Υ(2S) production cross-sections are σ(pp → pΥ(1S)p) = 9.0 ± 2.1 ± 1.7 pb and σ(pp → pΥ(2S)p) = 1.3 ± 0.8 ± 0.3 pb, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second are systematic. The Υ(1S) cross-section is also measured as a function of rapidity and is found to be in good agreement with Standard Model predictions. An upper limit is set at 3.4 pb at the 95% confidence level for the exclusive Υ(3S) production cross-section, including possible contamination from χb(3P) → Υ(3S)γ decays.21 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) Badalov, A. et al., 2015https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/HadronsGran Col·lisionador d'HadronsFísica de partículesExperimentsHadronsLarge Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland)Particle physicsExperimentsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6567542022-05-19info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess