Investigating charm production and fragmentation via azimuthal correlations of prompt D mesons with charged particles in pp collisions at √s = 13 TeV
Angular correlations of heavy-flavour and charged particles in high-energy proton–proton collisions are sensitive to the production mechanisms of heavy quarks and to their fragmentation as well as hadronisation processes. The measurement of the azimuthal-correlation function of prompt D mesons with...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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19 April 2022
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The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Year: 2022, Jahrgang: 82, Heft: 4, Pages: 1-28 |
| ISSN: | 1434-6052 |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10267-3 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10267-3 |
| Verfasserangaben: | ALICE Collaboration* |
| Zusammenfassung: | Angular correlations of heavy-flavour and charged particles in high-energy proton–proton collisions are sensitive to the production mechanisms of heavy quarks and to their fragmentation as well as hadronisation processes. The measurement of the azimuthal-correlation function of prompt D mesons with charged particles in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=13 TeV with the ALICE detector is reported, considering D0, D+, and D∗+ mesons in the transverse-momentum interval 3<pT<36 GeV/c at midrapidity (|y|<0.5), and charged particles with pT>0.3 GeV/c and pseudorapidity |η|<0.8. This measurement has an improved precision and provides an extended transverse-momentum coverage compared to previous ALICE measurements at lower energies. The study is also performed as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity, showing no modifications of the correlation function with multiplicity within uncertainties. The properties and the transverse-momentum evolution of the near- and away-side correlation peaks are studied and compared with predictions from various Monte Carlo event generators. Among those considered, PYTHIA8 and POWHEG+PYTHIA8 provide the best description of the measured observables. The obtained results can provide guidance on tuning the generators. |
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| Beschreibung: | Im Titel steht der Buchstabe s unter dem Wurzelsymbol ALICE collaboration*: S. Acharya, V. Anguelov, M. Arslandok, A. Berdnikova, L. Bergmann, M.C. Danisch, V.J.G. Feuillard, P. Glässel, J. Kim, M. Kim, M.K. Köhler, M. Kroesen, J.A. Lopez, N.A. Martin, A. Nath, Y. Pachmayer, K. Reygers, R. Schicker, A. Schmah, M.O. Schmidt, G. Skorodumovs, J. Stachel, S.F. Stiefelmaier, B. Volkel, M.A. Völkl, B. Windelband, A. Yuncu [und viele weitere] Gesehen am 19.10.2022 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1434-6052 |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10267-3 |