Charm photoproduction

The Tagged Photon Spectrometer collaboration Anjos, J.C. ; Appel, J.A. ; Bean, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 62 (1989) 513-516, 1989.
Inspire Record 289318 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20043

We present results on the photoproduction of 10 000 charmed particles from the 108 recorded triggers of Fermilab experiment E691. The total cross section for the photoproduction of D0 and D+ particles (and antiparticles) for xF>0.2 is measured to be 3.88±0.06±0.40 μb/Be nucleus at 〈Eγ〉=145 GeV. We have also measured the relative production of different charmed particles, their pT2 and xF distributions, and the energy dependence of the total charm cross section. The mean pT2 is 1.16±0.04 GeV2/c2 and the ratio of charm cross sections at 200 and 100 GeV is 1.96±0.24. Results of fits to the xF distribution are also reported.

12 data tables

D0/AD0 cross section from K-PI+/K+PI- decay mode.

D+/D- cross section from K-2PI+/K+2PI- decay mode.

D*+/D*- cross section from D0<K-PI+>PI+ + CC decay mode.

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