Quarkonia and open heavy flavor production at STAR

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Quarkonia and open heavy flavor production at STAR Hard Probes 2012 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

Quarkonia and open heavy flavor production at STAR Hard Probes 2012 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez UC Davis STAR Collaboration

Outline S Heavy Quarkonia in medium S J/ψ S Transverse momentum spectra S pp

Outline S Heavy Quarkonia in medium S J/ψ S Transverse momentum spectra S pp collisions: compare to production S Au. Au: Probe of the medium S RAA, Elliptic Flow v 2 S ϒ production: A cleaner probe of the medium. S pp, Au+Au. Baseline, hot nuclear matter effects. S Open Heavy Flavor S Direct D meson reconstruction S Non-photonic electrons 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 2

J/ψ in pp collisions, √s=200 Ge. V S Measured spectra from 0 to ~13

J/ψ in pp collisions, √s=200 Ge. V S Measured spectra from 0 to ~13 Ge. V. S Results consistent with other measurements. S Great S/B. Needed for polarization studies. S NNLO* CS misses high p. T part. S Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 232301 (2007) JPG 37, 085104 (2010) Ar. Xiv: 1101. 1912 (2011) P. Artoisenet et al. , Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 152001 (2008), and J. P. Lansberg private communication. S NLO CS+CO and CEM consistent with our data S CEM: M. Bedjidian et al. , hep-ph/0311048, and R. Vogt private comm. S NLO CS+CO, Wang et a. , PRD 84 114001 (2011) 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 3

J/ψ polarization S Measurement in 3 bins: S 2 -3, 3 -4, 4 -6

J/ψ polarization S Measurement in 3 bins: S 2 -3, 3 -4, 4 -6 Ge. V/c S Observed polarization is not large S Consistent with zero within errors. S Consistent with both CSM and PHENIX: Phys. Rev. D 82, 012001 (2010) COM: Phys. Rev. Dpredictions 81, 014020 (2010) COM STAR Preliminary CSM NLO+: Phys. Lett. B, 695, 149 (2011) 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 4

J/ψ in Au+Au collisions S High significance ~16 s signal. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98,

J/ψ in Au+Au collisions S High significance ~16 s signal. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 232301 (2007) JPG 37, 085104 (2010) S High-tower trigger: Extend p. T reach to 10 Ge. V. S Consistent with previous measurements in the lower p. T region. S TBW comparison: no radial flow? 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 5

J/ψ RAA , Npart and p. T Y. Liu, et al. , PLB 678:

J/ψ RAA , Npart and p. T Y. Liu, et al. , PLB 678: 72 (2009), Tsingua U. X. Zhao and R. Rapp, PRC 82, 064905(2010) STAR Cu. Cu: PRC 80, 014922(R), PLB 678: 72 (2009), PRC 82, 064905 (2010) PHENIX: PRL 98, 232301 S Suppression increases with centrality. S Less suppression at high p. T. S In mid-central collisions, consistent with no suppression above p. T=5. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 6

J/ψ-hadron correlation S Near-side contribution: Sensitive to B-feeddown 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca

J/ψ-hadron correlation S Near-side contribution: Sensitive to B-feeddown 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 7

B feeddown contribution S B fraction: similar to previous measurements S Consistent with no

B feeddown contribution S B fraction: similar to previous measurements S Consistent with no energy dependence. S How much of our charm comes from our beauty? S B mesons carry 1025% of charmonium yield. c B 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 8

J/ψ Elliptic Flow S Sensitive to transport properties, and production mechanisms S Primordial/Initial S

J/ψ Elliptic Flow S Sensitive to transport properties, and production mechanisms S Primordial/Initial S p. QCD: isotropic in f. STAR Preliminary S Coalescence/Regeneration S Thermalized, flowing charm: large v 2 S Can light quarks move heavy quarks? light quark S J/ψ azimuthal anisotropy S v 2: consistent with zero for p. T>2 Ge. V/c. S Disfavors coalescence from thermalized charm quarks. S Need initially produced quarks for models to agree better with data. 30/May/2012 [1] V. Greco, C. M. Ko, R. Rapp, PLB 595, 202. (minbias) [2] L. Ravagli, R. Rapp, PLB 655, 126. (minbias) [3] L. Yan, P. Zhuang, N. Xu, PRL 97, 232301. (b=7. 8 fm) [4] X. Zhao, R. Rapp, 24 th WWND, 2008. (20~40 %) [5] Y. Liu, N. Xu, P. Zhuang, Nucl. Phy. A, 834, 317. (b=7. [6] U. Heinz, C. Shen, priviate communication. (20~60 %) Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 9

Go heavier! ϒ production S pp Collisions, Reference S 2009 data: ∫L dt ~

Go heavier! ϒ production S pp Collisions, Reference S 2009 data: ∫L dt ~ 20 /pb S N (total)= 145± 26(stat. ) data S 2006: ∫L dt = 7. 9 ± 0. 6 /pb S Improved statistics. S N (total)= 67± 22(stat. ) Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 12004 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 10

ϒ cross section in pp Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 12004 STAR Preliminary S

ϒ cross section in pp Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 12004 STAR Preliminary S ϒ(1 S+2 S+3 S) cross section: consistent with NLO p. QCD. Talk by A. Kesich, Parallel V A. S Good reference for studying effects. Manuel Calderón de la Barcanuclear Sánchez 30/May/2012 11

S Raw yield in|y|<0. 5 = 197 ± 36 S ∫L dt ≈ 1400

S Raw yield in|y|<0. 5 = 197 ± 36 S ∫L dt ≈ 1400 µb-1 Models from M. Strickland D. Bazow, ar. Xiv: 1112. 2761 v 4 Beauty in a hot, perfect liquid Talk by A. Kesich, Parallel V A. S RAA: Observation of Upsilon suppression. (Including 2009 pp Preliminary ds/dy) S Expect: Recombination: negligible, Hadronic co-mover absorption: negligible. Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 30/May/2012 12

ϒ model comparison S Incorporating lattice-based potentials, including real and imaginary parts S A:

ϒ model comparison S Incorporating lattice-based potentials, including real and imaginary parts S A: Free energy (disfavored), S B: Internal energy (consistent with data vs. Npart) S Includes sequential melting and feed-down contributions S Dynamical expansion, variations in initial conditions (T, η/S) S Data indicate: 428 < T 0 < 442 Me. V, 1 < 4 η/S <3 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 30/May/2012 M. Strickland D. Bazow, ar. Xiv: 1112. 2761 v 4 13

Open Heavy Flavor K+ D 0 e-/ - l K + D 0 See

Open Heavy Flavor K+ D 0 e-/ - l K + D 0 See Talk by D. Tlusty, Parallel II A. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 14

D 0 signal in pp S D 0 K S p+p 200 Ge. V

D 0 signal in pp S D 0 K S p+p 200 Ge. V S minimum bias 105 M ar. Xiv: 1204. 4244. S 4 -s signal observed. S Different methods to study combinatorial background. S Like Sign, Rotation S Consistent results from two background methods 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 15

D* meson in pp 200 Ge. V ar. Xiv: 1204. 4244. B. I. ~Abelev,

D* meson in pp 200 Ge. V ar. Xiv: 1204. 4244. B. I. ~Abelev, et al. , PRD 79 (2009) 112006. S 8 -s signal observed. S Background Reconstruction (2 methods) S Wrong sign: S D 0 and � -, D 0 and � + S Side band: S S 30/May/2012 1. 72< M(K� ) < 1. 80 or 1. 92 < M(K� ) < 2. 0 Ge. V/c 2 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 16

Combine D 0 and D* D 0 scaled by Ncc / ND 0 =

Combine D 0 and D* D 0 scaled by Ncc / ND 0 = 1 / 0. 56 D* scaled by Ncc / ND* = 1 / 0. 22 Consistent with FONLL upper limit. ds/dy = d. N/dy|ccy=0 × F × spp F = 4. 7 ± 0. 7 scale to full rapidity. spp(NSD) = 30 mb Fragmentation fractions: PDG, PLB 667 (2008 FONLL: M. Cacciari et al. , PRL 95 (2005) 122 ar. Xiv: 1204. 4244. STAR Preliminary S Charm cross section at midrapidity S Charm total cross section See Talk by D. Tlusty, Monday Parallel II A. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 17

D 0 signal in Au+Au Yi. Fei Zhang, JPG 38, 124142 (201 S Year

D 0 signal in Au+Au Yi. Fei Zhang, JPG 38, 124142 (201 S Year 2010 minimum bias 0 -80% 280 M Au+Au 200 Ge. V events. S 8 -s signal observed. S Mass = 1863 ± 2 Me. V (PDG value is 1864. 5 ± 0. 4 Me. V) S Width = 12 ± 2 Me. V 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 18

Charm cross section compilation All of the measurements show similar s. Year 2003 d+Au

Charm cross section compilation All of the measurements show similar s. Year 2003 d+Au : D 0 + e Year 2009 p+p : D 0 + D* Year 2010 Au+Au: D 0 Assuming ND 0 / Ncc = 0. 56 does not change. Charm cross section in Au+Au 200 Ge. V: Mid-rapidity: 186 ± 22 (stat. ) ± 30 (sys. ) ± 18 (norm. ) mb Total cross section: 876 ± 103 (stat. ) ± 211 (sys. ) mb S Charm cross section follows number of binary collisions scaling => S Charm quarks are mostly produced via initial hard scatterings from pp to Au. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 19

Charm excitation function 500 Ge. V pp, Minimum bias S Charm data: help constrain

Charm excitation function 500 Ge. V pp, Minimum bias S Charm data: help constrain p. QCD See Talk by D. Tlusty, Monday Parallel II A. calculations. S 500 Ge. V pp data coming soon. 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 20

Charm RAA via D 0 s and NPE STAR, PRL 98 (2007) 192301 S

Charm RAA via D 0 s and NPE STAR, PRL 98 (2007) 192301 S At RHIC, NPE is our way to study S STAR D mesons at low p. T : consistent with binary scaling S ALICE: D meson suppressed at high p. T charm and bottom production & quenching. S Recall: NPE are suppressed at high p. T. S D 0 measurement at low p. T. S STAR upgrades: improved charm measurements More central selection than STAR 30/May/2012 S ar. Xiv: 1203. 2160 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez S 21

Non-photonic electron v 2 S Mid central collisions: Indications that Non-photonic electrons have finite

Non-photonic electron v 2 S Mid central collisions: Indications that Non-photonic electrons have finite v 2 S See Talk by O. Hájková. Parallel IV A 30/May/2012 Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 22

Conclusions and Summary S Heavy Quarks: great tool to study the Quark Gluon Plasma.

Conclusions and Summary S Heavy Quarks: great tool to study the Quark Gluon Plasma. S J/ψ suppression decreases at high p. T. S J/ψ v 2: consistent with zero. S Disfavors a dominant coalescence contribution for p. T>2 Ge. V S J/ψ-h: B fraction, not a significant √s dependence S ϒ production cross section and hot nuclear effects S ϒ in Au+Au: suppression S S Probe of deconfinement. Access medium properties, e. g. S 428 < T 0 < 442 Me. V S Open Charm: D 0 and D* measurements S Production consistent with FONLL calculations S For all systems: p+p, d+Au and Au+Au S Low p. T RAA: consistent with no suppression S 30/May/2012 Suppression at higher p. T, e. g. High p. T NPE. Manuel Calderón de la Barca Sánchez 23