Direct probe of the intrinsic charm content of the proton

Measurement of Z bosons produced in association with charm jets (Zc) in proton-proton collisions in the forward region provides a direct probe of a potential nonperturbative (intrinsic) charm component in the proton wave function. We provide a detailed study of the potential to measure Zc production...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boettcher, Thomas Julian, Williams, Michael, Ilten, Philip J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102229
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-3346
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5534-1732