Measurement of the non-prompt D-meson fraction as a function of multiplicity in proton-proton collisions at √<i>s</i>=13 TeV


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Acharya S., Adamová D., Adler A., Aglieri Rinella G., Agnello M., Agrawal N., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, sa.10, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/jhep10(2023)092
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, INSPEC, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals, Nature Index
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hadron-Hadron Scattering, Heavy Quark Production
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The fractions of non-prompt (i.e. originating from beauty-hadron decays) D-0 and D+ mesons with respect to the inclusive yield are measured as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of root s = 13 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The results are reported in intervals of transverse momentum (pT) and integrated in the range 1 < p(T) < 24 GeV/c. The fraction of non-prompt D-0 and D+ mesons is found to increase slightly as a function of p(T) in all the measured multiplicity intervals, while no significant dependence on the charged-particle multiplicity is observed. In order to investigate the production and hadronisation mechanisms of charm and beauty quarks, the results are compared to PYTHIA 8 as well as EPOS 3 and EPOS 4 Monte Carlo simulations, and to calculations based on the colour glass condensate including three-pomeron fusion.