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Measurement of D{sup *{+-}} production at low Q{sup 2} with the beam-pipe calorimeter of ZEUS at HERA

Abstract

The production of D* mesons in deep-inelastic ep-scattering has been studied using the ZEUS detector at HERA. The total D* production cross-section and the differential cross-sections as functions of Q{sup 2}, y, p{sub t}(D*) and {eta}(D*) have been measured at low Q{sup 2}. The data sample used was collected during the period 1998-2000 and amounts to an integrated luminosity of 82.2 pb{sup -1}. The low Q{sup 2} region could be reached using the beam-pipe calorimeter which measures the scattered electron at very small angles. Therefore special emphasis was put on the calibration of the BPC in order to reconstruct events in the kinematic range 0.05 < Q{sup 2} < 0.7 GeV{sup 2} and 0.02 < y < 0.85. The D* mesons have been identified via the decay into lighter mesons D{sup *}+{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} and the charged conjugated decay in the kinematic region 1.5<p{sub t}(D*)<9.0 GeV and -1.5<{eta}(D*)<1.5. The measured cross-sections are in agreement with the predictions from perturbative QCD calculations. Previous ZEUS D* production measurements could be extended towards lower values of Q{sup 2} in agreement with the corresponding perturbative QCD predictions. (orig.)
Authors:
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 2004
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
BONN-IR-2004-16
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Diss.; PBD: Dec 2004
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; D*-2010 MESONS; DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON-PROTON INTERACTIONS; ELECTROPRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEV RANGE 100-1000; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; PARTICLE RAPIDITY; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
OSTI ID:
20575014
Research Organizations:
Bonn Univ. (Germany). Physikalisches Inst.
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 0172-8733; TRN: DE05F3153
Availability:
INIS
Submitting Site:
DEN
Size:
122 pages
Announcement Date:
Apr 17, 2005

Citation Formats

Irrgang, P. Measurement of D{sup *{+-}} production at low Q{sup 2} with the beam-pipe calorimeter of ZEUS at HERA. Germany: N. p., 2004. Web.
Irrgang, P. Measurement of D{sup *{+-}} production at low Q{sup 2} with the beam-pipe calorimeter of ZEUS at HERA. Germany.
Irrgang, P. 2004. "Measurement of D{sup *{+-}} production at low Q{sup 2} with the beam-pipe calorimeter of ZEUS at HERA." Germany.
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title = {Measurement of D{sup *{+-}} production at low Q{sup 2} with the beam-pipe calorimeter of ZEUS at HERA}
author = {Irrgang, P}
abstractNote = {The production of D* mesons in deep-inelastic ep-scattering has been studied using the ZEUS detector at HERA. The total D* production cross-section and the differential cross-sections as functions of Q{sup 2}, y, p{sub t}(D*) and {eta}(D*) have been measured at low Q{sup 2}. The data sample used was collected during the period 1998-2000 and amounts to an integrated luminosity of 82.2 pb{sup -1}. The low Q{sup 2} region could be reached using the beam-pipe calorimeter which measures the scattered electron at very small angles. Therefore special emphasis was put on the calibration of the BPC in order to reconstruct events in the kinematic range 0.05 < Q{sup 2} < 0.7 GeV{sup 2} and 0.02 < y < 0.85. The D* mesons have been identified via the decay into lighter mesons D{sup *}+{yields}K{sup -}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup -} and the charged conjugated decay in the kinematic region 1.5<p{sub t}(D*)<9.0 GeV and -1.5<{eta}(D*)<1.5. The measured cross-sections are in agreement with the predictions from perturbative QCD calculations. Previous ZEUS D* production measurements could be extended towards lower values of Q{sup 2} in agreement with the corresponding perturbative QCD predictions. (orig.)}
place = {Germany}
year = {2004}
month = {Dec}
}