Measurement of Bs0 meson production in pp and PbPb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV

Abstract

The production cross sections of B[superscript 0 over subscript s] mesons and charge conjugates are measured in proton-proton (pp) and PbPb collisions via the exclusive decay channel B[superscript 0 over subscript s]→J/ψϕ→μ[superscript +]μ[superscript -]K[superscript K]K[superscript -] at a center-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV per nucleon pair and within the rapidity range |y|<2.4 using the CMS detector at the LHC. The pp measurement is performed as a function of transverse momentum (pT) of the B[superscript 0 over subscript s] mesons in the range of 7 to 50 GeV/c and is compared to the predictions of perturbative QCD calculations. The B[superscript 0 over subscript s] production yield in PbPb collisions is measured in two pT intervals, 7 to 15 and 15 to 50 GeV/c, and compared to the yield in pp collisions in the same kinematic region. The nuclear modification factor (RAA) is found to be 1.5±0.6(stat)±0.5(syst) for 7–15 GeV/c, and 0.87±0.30(stat)±0.17(syst) for 15–50 GeV/c, respectively. Within current uncertainties, the Bs0 results are consistent with models of strangeness enhancement, and suppression by parton energy loss, as observed for the B+ mesons.