The production of two prompt J/ ψ mesons, each with transverse momenta p_T> 8.5 GeV and rapidity |y| < 2.1 , is studied using a sample of proton-proton collisions at s=8 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 11.4 fb^{- 1} collected in 2012 with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The differential cross-section, assuming unpolarised J/ ψ production, is measured as a function of the transverse momentum of the lower-p_TJ/ ψ meson, di-J/ ψp_T and mass, the difference in rapidity between the two J/ ψ mesons, and the azimuthal angle between the two J/ ψ mesons. The fraction of prompt pair events due to double parton scattering is determined by studying kinematic correlations between the two J/ ψ mesons. The total and double parton scattering cross-sections are compared with predictions. The effective cross-section of double parton scattering is measured to be σ_eff= 6.3 ± 1.6 (stat) ± 1.0 (syst) mb. © 2017, CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration.

Title

European Physical Journal C

Publisher

Springer New York LLC

Publisher Country

United States of America

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

14.691

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

77

Year

2017

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