Measurement of charm fragmentation fractions in photoproduction at HERA

Measurement of charm fragmentation fractions in photoproduction at HERA

The production of D 0, D *+, D +, Ds+ and Λc+ charm hadrons and their antiparticles in ep scattering at HERA has been studied with the ZEUS detector, using a total integrated luminosity of 372 pb-1. The fractions of charm quarks hadronising into a particular charm hadron were derived. In addition, t...

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Main Authors: Abramowicz, H, Abt, I, Adamczyk, L, Adamus, M, Aggarwal, R, Antonelli, S, Antonioli, P, Antonov, A, Arneodo, M, Arslan, O, Aushev, V, Aushev, Y, Bachynska, O, Bamberger, A, Barakbaev, A, Barbagli, G, Bari, G, Barreiro, F, Bartosik, N, Bartsch, D, Basile, M, Behnke, O, Behr, J, Behrens, U, Bellagamba, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Summary:The production of D 0, D *+, D +, Ds+ and Λc+ charm hadrons and their antiparticles in ep scattering at HERA has been studied with the ZEUS detector, using a total integrated luminosity of 372 pb-1. The fractions of charm quarks hadronising into a particular charm hadron were derived. In addition, the ratio of neutral to charged D-meson production rates, the fraction of charged D mesons produced in a vector state, and the stangeness-suppression factor have been determined. The measurements have been performed in the photoproduction regime. The charm hadrons were reconstructed in the range of transverse momentum p T > 3.8 GeV and pseudorapidity |η| < 1.6. The charm fragmentation fractions are compared to previous results from HERA and from e + e - experiments. The data support the hypothesis that fragmentation is independent of the production process. © 2013 SISSA.

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