Heavy flavour decay muon production at forward rapidity in proton--proton collisions at \sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

The ALICE collaboration Abelev, Betty ; Adam, Jaroslav ; Adamova, Dagmar ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 708 (2012) 265-275, 2012.
Inspire Record 1084981 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.58676

The production of muons from heavy flavour decays is measured at forward rapidity in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7$ TeV collected with the ALICE experiment at the LHC. The analysis is carried out on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity $L_{\rm int} = 16.5$ nb$^{-1}$. The transverse momentum and rapidity differential production cross sections of muons from heavy flavour decays are measured in the rapidity range 2.5 < y < 4, over the transverse momentum range 2 < $p_{\rm T}$ < 12 GeV/$c$. The results are compared to predictions based on perturbative QCD calculations.

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pT-differential production cross section of muons from heavy flavour decays, in the rapidity range 2.5<y<4.

y-differential production cross section of muons from heavy flavour decays, in the range 2<pT<12 GeV/C.

pT-differential production cross section of muons from heavy flavour decays, in the rapidity range 2.5<y<2.8.

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Nuclear modification of electron spectra and implications for heavy quark energy loss in Au + Au collisions at s(NN)**(1/2) = 200-GeV.

The PHENIX collaboration Adler, S.S. ; Afanasiev, S. ; Aidala, C. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 96 (2006) 032301, 2006.
Inspire Record 695305 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.57257

The PHENIX experiment has measured mid-rapidity transverse momentum spectra (0.4 < p_T < 5.0 GeV/c) of electrons as a function of centrality in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_NN)=200 GeV. Contributions from photon conversions and from light hadron decays, mainly Dalitz decays of pi^0 and eta mesons, were removed. The resulting non-photonic electron spectra are primarily due to the semi-leptonic decays of hadrons carrying heavy quarks. Nuclear modification factors were determined by comparison to non-photonic electrons in p+p collisions. A significant suppression of electrons at high p_T is observed in central Au+Au collisions, indicating substantial energy loss of heavy quarks.

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Inclusive and non photonic electrons invariant yield versus PT, for minimum bias reactions.

Non photonic electrons invariant yield versus PT for different ranges of centrality.

Nuclear modification factor as a function of PT, for 0-10% central reactions Note that the systematic error given is related to the the uncertainties in the p+p measurements.An additional systematic error, symmetrical on the + and - side, related to the uncertainties in the Au+Au measurement, is given in the second column. Another, PT-independant, 13%systematic error due to the uncertainty on the overlap function and the Pi0 yield normalization is to add.

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