Measurement of the open-charm contribution to the diffractive proton structure function
Journal
Nuclear Physics B
Journal Volume
672
Journal Issue
1-2
Pages
3-35
Date Issued
2003
Author(s)
Abstract
Production of D*±(2010) mesons in diffractive deep inelastic scattering has been measured with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 82 pb-1. Diffractive events were identified by the presence of a large rapidity gap in the final state. Differential cross sections have been measured in the kinematic region 1.51.5 GeV and η(D*±) <1.5. The measured cross sections are compared to theoretical predictions. The results are presented in terms of the open-charm contribution to the diffractive proton structure function. The data demonstrate a strong sensitivity to the diffractive parton densities. © 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Type
journal article
