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T. Aaltonen, S. Amerio, D. Amidei, A. Anastassov, A. Annovi, J. Antoš, G. Apollinari, J. A. Appel, T. Arisawa, A. Artikov, J. Asaadi, W. Ashmanskas, B. Auerbach, A. Aurisano, F. Azfar, W. Badgett, T. Bae, A. Barbaro‐Galtieri, V. E. Barnes, B. A. Barnett, P. Barria, P. Bartos, M. Bauce, F. Bedeschi, S. Behari, G. Bellettini, J. Bellinger, D. Benjamin, A. Beretvas, A. Bhatti, K. R. Bland, B. Blumenfeld, A. Bocci, A. Bodek, D. Bortoletto, J. Boudreau, A. Boveia, L. Brigliadori, C. Bromberg, E. Brücken, J. Budagov, H. S. Budd, K. Burkett, G. Busetto, P. Bussey, P. Butti, A. Buzatu, A. Calamba, S. Camarda, M. Campanelli, F. Canelli, B. Carls, D. Carlsmith, R. Carosi, S. Carrillo, B. Casal, M. Casarsa, A. Castro, P. Catastini, D. Cauz, V. Cavaliere, A. Cerri, A. Cerri, Y. C. Chen, M. Chertok, G. Chiarelli, G. Chlachidze, K. Cho, D. Chokheli, A. Clark, C. Clarke, M. E. Convery, J. Conway, M. Corbo, M. Cordelli, C. A. Cox, D. J. Cox, M. Cremonesi, D. Cruz, J. Cuevas, R. Culbertson, N. d’Ascenzo, M. Datta, P. de Barbaro, L. Demortier, M. Deninno, M. d’Errico, F. Devoto, A. Di Canto, B. Di Ruzza, J. Dittmann, S. Donati, M. D’Onofrio, M. Dorigo, A. Driutti, K. Ebina, R. C. Edgar, R. Erbacher, S. Errede, B. Esham

Physical review. D/Physical review. D. · 2016

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Summary

This experimental paper reports a precision measurement of the production cross section ratio of B_c+ to B+ mesons using proton-antiproton collisions at 1.96 TeV with the CDF detector. The measurement combines observed decay channels with known branching fractions to estimate the absolute B_c+ production cross section. The work contributes to understanding of heavy flavour meson production mechanisms in high-energy collisions.

Regional applicability

This is fundamental particle physics research conducted at Fermilab (United States) with no direct application to United Kingdom farming systems, soil health, or food composition. The study falls outside the scope of agricultural and food systems research covered by Vitagri's Pulse Brain.

Key measures

Ratio of cross sections × branching fractions: 0.211 ± 0.012 (stat) +0.021/-0.020 (syst); integrated luminosity of 8.7 fb⁻¹; transverse momentum > 6 GeV/c; rapidity magnitude < 0.6

Outcomes reported

The study measured the ratio of production cross sections times branching fractions for B_c+ mesons relative to B+ mesons in proton-antiproton collisions. Using known branching fractions and production cross sections, the authors estimated the total B_c+ production cross section.

Theme: Measurement & metrics
Subject: Other / interdisciplinary
Study type: Research
Study design: Experimental particle physics measurement
Source type: Peer-reviewed study
Status: Published
Geography: United States
System type: Laboratory / in vitro
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.93.052001
Catalogue ID: BFmp70ckfe-qcujjb

Topic tags

meson production cross section heavy flavour physics proton-antiproton collisions cdf detector measurement

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