Published April 2000
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Journal article
Asymmetries in heavy meson production from light quark fragmentation
Description
We discuss the possibility of the asymmetry in D-/D+ production from π- beams, being a direct consequence of the properties of the light quark fragmentation function into heavy mesons. The main features of the asymmetry, as a function of xF, are easily described. An integrated sum rule for the D-, D+ multiplicity difference is presented. Predictions for the asymmetry in B meson production are given. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Physical Journal. C
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 647-650
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 31048532
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- B MESONS; D MESONS; PION-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAUTY MESONS; BEAUTY PARTICLES; BOSONS; CHARM PARTICLES; CHARMED MESONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; MESON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; MESON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; MESONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS
- Proposed descriptors and Free-text terms
- FLAVOUR MODEL; MESON PRODUCTION; PION NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS; CHARGE ASYMMETRIES; HEAVY MESON PRODUCTION; D"- PRODUCTION; D"+ PRODUCTION; LIGHT QUARK FRAGMENTATION FUNCTION; INTEGRATED SUM RULE; MULTIPLICITY DIFFERENCE; B"+ PRODUCTION; B"- PRODUCTION; PION"-+NUCLEON PRODUCING D"++X; PION"-+NUCLEON PRODUCING D"-+X; PION"-+NUCLEON PRODUCING B"-+X; PION"-+NUCLEON PRODUCING B"++X
Optional Information
- Notes
- 22 refs.