The Mark II detector at SPEAR has been used to study D-meson production in e+e− annihilation at center-of-mass energies between 3.8 and 6.7 GeV. The neutral and charged D mesons are identified from their K∓π± and K∓π±π± decay modes. Measurements of RD and of the inclusive differential cross section s dσdz are presented. The quasi-two-body cross sections σDD¯, σD*D¯, and σD*D¯* are derived from an overall fit to the D recoil spectra. No evidence was found for the associated production of charmed mesons and charmed baryons.
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THE DIFFERENTIAL SCALING CROSS SECTION FOR NEUTRAL AND CHARGED D'S. DEFINITION OF Z IS 2*E(P=3)/SQRT(S).
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CHARGED AND NEUTRAL D MESON INCLUSIVE CROSS SECTIONS.
RATIO R FOR D PRODUCTION - THE FACTOR OF TWO ACCOUNTS FOR THE FACT THAT CHARMED PARTICLES ARE PRODUCED IN PAIRS.
FIT TO D AND D* PRODUCTION IN THRESHOLD REGION. RESULTS FOR ANISOTROPIC FIT (ASSUMING ISOTROPIC D* DECAY IS ALMOST IDENTICAL).