The production of charmed particles by Sigma- of 340 Gev/c momentum was studied in the hyperon beam experiment WA89 at the CERN-SPS, using the Omega-spectrometer. In two data-taking periods in 1993 and 1994 an integrated luminosity of 1600 microb^-1 on copper and carbon targets was recorded. From the reconstruction of 930 +- 90 charm particle decays in 10 decay channels production cross sections for D, antiD, Ds and Lambdac were determined in the region xF>0. Assuming an A^1 dependence of the cross section on the nucleon number, we calculate a total ccbar production cross section of sigma(x_F > 0) = 5.3+- 0.4(stat)+-1.0(syst)+1.0(Xi_c) microb per nucleon. The last term is an upper limit on the unknown contribution from charmed-strange baryon production.
Fits to the DSIG/DXL and DSIG/DPT**2 distributions in the range XL > 0. Theerrors shown are statistical only.. The fits are of the following form:. DSIG/DXL : Const*(1-X)**N. DSIG/DPT**2 : Const*EXP(-B*PT**2).
The production cross sections for anti-charmed and charmed hadrons in the range XL > 0. The Errors are statistical only.
The total CQUARK+CQUARKBAR cross section in the range XL > obtained as the weighted average of the sum of all the measured contributions to the charmed andanti-charmed hadron production in the previous table. second systematic (DSYS) error is due to the uncertainty in the contribution of XI/C production to the cross section.
We report on a measurement of the differential and total cross sections of inclusive production of Xi resonances in Sigma - nucleus collisions at 345 GeV/c.
Feynman X distribution for producton XI(1530)0 on copper and carbon. The quoted errors are statistical.
PT**2 distribution for XI(1530) producton on copper and carbon. The uoted errors are statistical.
Feynman X distribution (times BR) per nucleon for XI(1820) and XI(1950) production. The quoted errors are statistical.
Inclusive cross sections for Ξ- hyperon production in high-energy Σ-, π- and neutron induced interactions were measured by the experiment WA89 at CERN. Secondary Σ- and π- beams with average momenta of 345 GeV/c and a neutron beam of 260 GeV/c were produced by primary protons of 450 GeV/c from the CERN SPS. The influence of the target mass on the Ξ- cross section is explored by comparing reactions on copper and carbon nuclei. Both single and double differential cross sections are presented as a function of the transverse momentum and the Feynman variable xF. A strong leading effect for Σ- produced by Σ- is observed.
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We measure the differential cross sections with respect to Feynman x ( xF) and transverse momentum ( pT) for π, K, and p-induced charm meson production using fully reconstructed D+, D0, and Ds decays. The shapes of these cross sections are compared to the theoretical predictions for charm quark production of next-to-leading order perturbative QCD using modern parametrizations of the pion and nucleon parton distributions. We observe the differences expected in production induced by projectiles with different gluon distributions, harder distributions being indicated for mesons than for protons.
Additional systematic errors of 6 pct, 6 pct and 9 pct respectively for pi, K and p beams.
Additional systematic errors of 6 pct, 6 pct and 9 pct respectively for pi, K and p beams.
Result of fitting DSIG/dXL spectra with form (1-XL)**POWER.
We have studied the production of J/ψ and ψ(2S) charmonium mesons in 515 GeV/c π−Be collisions in the Feynman-x range 0.1<xF<0.8. J/ψ mesons were detected via their decay into μ+μ−, and ψ(2S) mesons were studied in both the μ+μ− and J/ψπ+π− decay modes. J/ψ differential cross sections have been measured as functions of xF,pT2, and the cosine of the Gottfried-Jackson decay angle. We measure an inclusive J/ψ cross section of B(J/ψ→μ+μ−)σ(π−Be→J/ψ+X)/A= [9.3±0.1(stat)±1.1(syst)] nb/nucleon for J/ψ xF≳0.1. Our results are compared with those from other experiments performed at lower beam energies. We also measure the differential ψ(2S) cross section as a function of both xF and pT2, and a ψ(2S) inclusive cross section of B(ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π−)σ(π−Be→ψ(2S)+X)/A=[7. 4±1.5(stat)±1.2(syst)] nb/nucleon for ψ(2S) xF≳0.1. The fraction of the inclusive J/ψ yield due to ψ(2S) meson decays is 0.083±0.017(stat) ±0.013(syst), and the observed ratio of ψ(2S) decay rates is B(ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π−)/B(ψ(2S)→μ+μ−) =30.2±7.2(stat)±6.8(syst). We have searched for production of ‘‘hidden’’ charm resonances decaying into either J/ψπ±,ψ(2S)π±, or J/ψπ+π− systems, and report an upper limit of 3.1 nb/nucleon for the product of branching ratio and cross section for the recently reported enhancement at a J/ψπ+π− mass of 3.836 GeV/c2. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.. Theta is the angle between the MU+ and the beam axis in the J/PSI restframe (Gottfried-Jackson decay angle).
A study of scaling violations in fragmentation functions performed by the ALEPH collaboration at LEP is presented. Data samples enriched in uds, c, b and gluon jets, respectively, together with measurements of the longitudinal and transverse inclusive cross sections are used to extract the fragmentation function for the gluon and for each flavour. The measurements are compared to data from experiments at energies between 22 GeV and 91 GeV and scaling violations consistent with QCD predictions are observed. From this, a measurement of the strong coupling constant α s ( Mz ) = 0.126 ±0.009 is obtained.
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We report results from Fermilab experiment E769 on the differential cross sections of D*± charm vector mesons with respect to Feynman-x (xF) and transverse momentum (PT), and on the atomic mass dependence of the production. The D* mesons were produced by a 250 GeV π beam on a target of Be, Al, Cu, and W foils. The dσdxF distribution is fit by the form ((1−xF)n) with n=3.5±0.3±0.1, the dσdPT2 distribution by exp(−b×PT2) with b=0.70±0.07±0.04 GeV−2, and the cross section A dependence by Aα with α=1.00±0.07±0.02. These results are compared to the equivalent parameters for the production of pseudoscalar D0 and D± charm mesons.
Data are in arbitrary units and are the weighted averages bin-by-bin for the 3 D0 modes KPI, K3PI and KPIPI0.
Data are in arbitrary units and are the weighted averages bin-by-bin for the 3 modes KPI, K3PI and KPIPI0.
Results of fit to DSIG/DXL distribution of the form (1-XL)**POWER in the XL range 0.1 to 0.6.
We measure the differential cross section with respect to Feynman-x (xF) and transverse momentum (PT) for charm meson production using targets of Be, Al, Cu, and W. In the range 0.1<xF<0.7, dσ/dxF is well fit by the form (1-xF)n with n=3.9±0.3. The difference between n values for D− and D+ is 1.1±0.7. However, we find an asymmetry of 0.18±0.06 favoring the production of D− compared to D+. In the lower PT range, <2 GeV, dσ/dPT2 is well fit by the form exp(-b×PT2) with b=1.03±0.06 GeV−2, while in the higher PT range, 0.8 to 3.6 GeV, it is well fit by the form exp(-b’×PT) with b’=2.76±0.08 GeV−1. The shape of the differential cross section has no significant dependence on atomic mass of the target material.
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Results of fit to DSIG/DXL distribution of the form (1-XL)**POWER in the XL range 0.1 to 0.7. Statistical errors only. Systematic errors are small in comparison.
Results of fit to DSIG/DPT**2 distribution of the form exp(-POWER*PT**2) in the PT**2 range 0.0 to 4.0 GeV**2.
Hadroproduction of the Jψ and ψ′ states has been studied in 300-GeV/c proton, antiproton, and π±Li interactions. Both total and differential cross sections in xF and pT have been measured for the Jψ for the π±, proton, and antiproton interactions. The ratio of ψ′ to Jψ production has been determined for the four types of beam particles.
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Total and differential cross sections for $J / \psi$ production were measured in the Feynman x region $x_F \leq$ 0.1 $\leq$ 0.8 with 530 GeV /c proton and $\pi^-$ beams incident on a beryllium target. We have compared the $P_T$ and $X_F$ distributions with those obtained at lower beam energies and found that the average $P_T$ of $J/\psi$ particles slowly increases with center-of-mass energy, whereas the $X_F$ distribution becomes more centralized. We also found that $J/\psi$ are produced more centrally by protons than by pions. There is similarity, between incident protons and pions, in the properties of the particles, also measured in this experiment, produced in association with $J/\psi$s. We observe the same average charge multiplicities and average forward charges for the proton and pion data. Therefore, we argue that similar mechanisms dominate $J/\psi$ production by these particles and that the differences in the $J/\psi$ Feynman x distributions reflect differences in the proton and pion gluon structure functions. We have also found that the relative production rate of $J/\psi$s and continuum muon pairs does not change with event inelasticity, contrary to the findings of a heavy-ion collision experiment.
Data is extrapolated to full x range.
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