J/ψ production in pp collisions and in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC with the ALICE experiment

Manceau Loic

Published 2012-08-31Version 1

We report the recent measurements of the inclusive J/{\psi} production in pp collisions at \sqrt{s} = 2.76 TeV, in pp collisions at \sqrt{s} = 7 TeV and in Pb-Pb collisions at \sqrt{s_{NN}} = 2.76 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The J/{\psi} mesons are detected down to pT = 0 GeV/c via their di-muon decay channel at forward rapidity (2.5 < y < 4) and via their di-electron decay channel at mid-rapidity (|y| < 0.9). A special emphasis is put on the nuclear modification factor which is compared to the predictions of current J/{\psi} production models.