Phenomenology of heavy quark production

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5593097

Berger, E L

A review is presented of heavy quark production in {bar p}p, {pi}{sup -}p, and pp interactions at fixed target and collider energies. Calculations of total cross sections and of single quark inclusive differential cross sections d{sup 2}{omega}/dk{sub T}dy are described including contributions through next-to-leading order in QCD perturbation theory. Comparisons with available data on charm and bottom quark production show good agreement for reasonable values of the charm and bottom quark masses and other parameters. Predictions and open issues in the interpretation of results are summarized. A brief discussion is presented of signatures, backgrounds, and expected event rates for top quark production. 24 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5593097
• Report Number(s): ANL-HEP-CP-89-107; CONF-8906199--3; ON: DE90002207
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
BEAUTY PARTICLES
CHARM PARTICLES
CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
MESON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
MESON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NUCLEON-ANTINUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PERTURBATION THEORY
PION MINUS-PROTON INTERACTIONS
PION-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PION-PROTON INTERACTIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
PROTON-ANTIPROTON INTERACTIONS
PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PROTON-PROTON INTERACTIONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
QUARKS
TOP PARTICLES
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM