Measurement of the B+ total cross section and B+ differential cross section d ?m/ dpT in pp? collisions at ??s = 1.8 TeV
Journal
Physical Review D
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
5
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Abstract
We present measurements of the B+meson total cross section and differential cross section dσ/dpT. The measurements use a 98±4 pb-1sample of pp̄ collisions at √s=1.8 TeV collected by the CDF detector. Charged B meson candidates are reconstructed through the decay B±→J|ψ±with J|ψ→µ+µ-. The total cross section, measured in the central rapidity region |y|<1.0 for pT(B)>6.0 GeV/c, is 3.6±0.6(stat ⊕ syst) µb. The measured differential cross section is substantially larger than typical QCD predictions calculated to next-to-leading order.
Type
journal article