We report differential cross sections for the production of D*(2010) produced in 500 GeV/c pi^- nucleon interactions from experiment E791 at Fermilab, as functions of Feynman-x (x_F) and transverse momentum squared (p_T^2). We also report the D* +/- charge asymmetry and spin-density matrix elements as functions of these variables. Investigation of the spin-density matrix elements shows no evidence of polarization. The average values of the spin alignment are \eta= 0.01 +- 0.02 and -0.01 +- 0.02 for leading and non-leading particles, respectively.
Acceptance corrected differential cross sections for D*+- production as a function of XL, Feynman X.
Acceptance corected differential cross sections for D*+- production as a function of PT**2.
Charge production asymmetry as a function of Feynman X.
We report measurements of D ∗± production in interactions between 350 GeV/ c π − particles and nuclei. Reconstruction of the decay D ∗+ → D 0 π + and charge conugate, with D 0 identified via its decays to K − π + and K − π − π + π + , has allowed isolation of a sample of 611 ± 28 D ∗± mesons, produced at positive x F . Assuming a linear A-dependence, the cross-section per nucleon in the region x F > 0 is measured to be 1.41 ± 0.10 ± 0.11 μ b for D ∗+ and 1.84 ± 0.12 ± 0.15 μ b for D ∗− . We present measurements of differential cross-sections with respect to x F and P t 2 , and compare data for D ∗± (vector-meson) production with data for production of charmed pseudoscalar mesons.
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Data on D0, DBAR0, D+, and D- meson production are taken from previous publication of this collaboration (see NP B495, 3).
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