Inclusive D*-meson production in ep scattering at low Q 2 in the GM-VFN scheme at NLO

被引:4
作者
Kramer, G. [2 ]
Spiesberger, H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Inst Phys, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
[2] Univ Hamburg, Inst Theoret Phys 2, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
关键词
TO-LEADING ORDER; D-ASTERISK(+/-) MESONS; INELASTIC-SCATTERING; CROSS-SECTIONS; COLLISIONS; PHOTOPRODUCTION; QUARKS; HERA; HADROPRODUCTION; APPROXIMATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.07.034
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have calculated the next-to-leading order cross sections for the inclusive production of D*-mesons in ep collisions at HERA for finite, although very small Q (2). In this Q (2)-range, the same approximations as for photoproduction can be used. Our calculation is performed in the general-mass variable-flavour-number scheme. In this approach, large logarithms of the charm transverse momentum are resummed and finite terms depending on m(2)/p(T)(2) are kept in the hard scattering cross sections. The theoretical results are compared with recent data front the ZEUS Collaboration at HERA. On average, we find good agreement. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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