Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV

<p>Production cross-sections of prompt charm mesons are measured using data from pp collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 5TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 8:60 ± 0:33 pb^-1 collected by the LHCb experiment. The production cross-sections of D0, D+,...

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Main Authors: Aaij, R, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Evans, T, Gandini, P, Gruberg Cazon, B, Hadavizadeh, T, Harnew, N, Hill, D, Jalocha, P, John, M, Jurik, N, Malde, S, Nandi, A, Rollings, A, Topp-Joergensen, S, Veneziano, G, Wilkinson, G, LHCb Collaboration
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Published: Springer 2017
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author Aaij, R
Adeva, B
Adinolfi, M
Evans, T
Gandini, P
Gruberg Cazon, B
Hadavizadeh, T
Harnew, N
Hill, D
Jalocha, P
John, M
Jurik, N
Malde, S
Nandi, A
Rollings, A
Topp-Joergensen, S
Veneziano, G
Wilkinson, G
LHCb Collaboration
author_facet Aaij, R
Adeva, B
Adinolfi, M
Evans, T
Gandini, P
Gruberg Cazon, B
Hadavizadeh, T
Harnew, N
Hill, D
Jalocha, P
John, M
Jurik, N
Malde, S
Nandi, A
Rollings, A
Topp-Joergensen, S
Veneziano, G
Wilkinson, G
LHCb Collaboration
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description <p>Production cross-sections of prompt charm mesons are measured using data from pp collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 5TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 8:60 ± 0:33 pb^-1 collected by the LHCb experiment. The production cross-sections of D0, D+, D+s, and D*+ mesons are measured in bins of charm meson transverse momentum, pT, and rapidity, y. They cover the rapidity range 2:0 &lt; y &lt; 4:5 and transverse momentum ranges 0 &lt; pT &lt; 10 GeV=c for D0 and D+ and 1 &lt; pT &lt; 10 GeV=c for D+s and D*+ mesons. The inclusive cross-sections for the four mesons, including charge-conjugate states, within the range of 1 &lt; pT &lt; 8 GeV=c are determined to be</p> <p>σ(pp → D0X) = 1004 ± 3 ± 54 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D+X) = 402 ± 2 ± 30 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D+s X) = 170 ± 4 ± 16 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D*+X) = 421 ± 5 ± 36 μb</p> <p>where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:4c427cab-e1a1-491c-90c7-c41fe4f7a31b2022-03-26T15:48:36ZMeasurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeVJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4c427cab-e1a1-491c-90c7-c41fe4f7a31bSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer2017Aaij, RAdeva, BAdinolfi, MEvans, TGandini, PGruberg Cazon, BHadavizadeh, THarnew, NHill, DJalocha, PJohn, MJurik, NMalde, SNandi, ARollings, ATopp-Joergensen, SVeneziano, GWilkinson, GLHCb Collaboration<p>Production cross-sections of prompt charm mesons are measured using data from pp collisions at the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of 5TeV. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 8:60 ± 0:33 pb^-1 collected by the LHCb experiment. The production cross-sections of D0, D+, D+s, and D*+ mesons are measured in bins of charm meson transverse momentum, pT, and rapidity, y. They cover the rapidity range 2:0 &lt; y &lt; 4:5 and transverse momentum ranges 0 &lt; pT &lt; 10 GeV=c for D0 and D+ and 1 &lt; pT &lt; 10 GeV=c for D+s and D*+ mesons. The inclusive cross-sections for the four mesons, including charge-conjugate states, within the range of 1 &lt; pT &lt; 8 GeV=c are determined to be</p> <p>σ(pp → D0X) = 1004 ± 3 ± 54 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D+X) = 402 ± 2 ± 30 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D+s X) = 170 ± 4 ± 16 μb;</p> <p>σ(pp → D*+X) = 421 ± 5 ± 36 μb</p> <p>where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively.</p>
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Adeva, B
Adinolfi, M
Evans, T
Gandini, P
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Hill, D
Jalocha, P
John, M
Jurik, N
Malde, S
Nandi, A
Rollings, A
Topp-Joergensen, S
Veneziano, G
Wilkinson, G
LHCb Collaboration
Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV
title Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV
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title_fullStr Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV
title_full_unstemmed Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV
title_short Measurements of prompt charm production cross-sections in pp collisions at s√=5 TeV
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