Theoretical predictions for charm and bottom production at the LHC

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作者
Cacciari, Matteo [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Frixione, Stefano [4 ,5 ]
Houdeau, Nicolas [1 ,2 ]
Mangano, Michelangelo L. [4 ]
Nason, Paolo [4 ,6 ]
Ridolfi, Giovanni [7 ,8 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris 06, LPTHE, Paris, France
[2] CNRS, UMR 7589, Paris, France
[3] Univ Paris 07, Paris, France
[4] CERN, TH Unit, PH Dept, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[5] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Theorie Phenomenes Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[6] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Milano Bicocca, I-20126 Milan, Italy
[7] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Fis, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[8] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Genova, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
来源
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS | 2012年 / 10期
关键词
QCD Phenomenology; Hadronic Colliders; PROTON-PROTON COLLISIONS; CROSS-SECTION D-SIGMA/DP(T); PROMPT J/PSI PRODUCTION; B-QUARK PRODUCTION; P(P)OVER-BAR COLLISIONS; ROOT-S; PP COLLISIONS; HEAVY QUARKS; TEV; FRAGMENTATION;
D O I
10.1007/JHEP10(2012)137
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We present predictions for a variety of single-inclusive observables that stem from the production of charm and bottom quark pairs at the 7 TeV LHC. They are obtained within the FONLL semi-analytical framework, and with two "Monte Carlo + NLO" approaches, MC@NLO and POWHEG. Results are given for final states and acceptance cuts that are as close as possible to those used by experimental collaborations and, where feasible, are compared to LHC data.
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