The first measurement of inclusive D-s(+/-) photoproduction at HERA has been performed with the ZEUS detector for photon-proton centre-of-mass energies; 130 < W < 280 GeV The measured cross section for 3 < p(perpendicular to)(Ds) < 12 GeV and \eta(Ds)\ < 1.5 is sigma(ep-->DsX) = 3.79 +/- 0.59(stat.)(-0.46)(+0.26)(syst.) +/- 0.94(br.) nb, where the last error arises from the uncertainty in the D-s(+/-) decay branching ratio. The measurements are compared with inclusive D*(+/-) photoproduction cross sections in the same kinematic region and with QCD calculations. The D-s(+/-) cross sections lie above a fixed-order next-to-leading order calculation and agree better with a tree-level O(alpha alpha(s)(3)) calculation that was tuned to describe the ZEUS D* (+/-) cross sections. The ratio of D-s(+/-) to D*(+/-) cross sections is 0.41 +/- 0.07(stat.)(-0.05)(+0.03)(syst.) +/- 0.10 (br.). From this ratio, the strangeness-suppression factor in charm photoproduction, within the LUND string fragmentation model, has been calculated to be gamma(s)= 0.27 +/- 0.05 +/- 0.07(br.). The cross-section ratio and gamma(s) are in good agreement with those obtained in charm production in e(+)e(-) annihilation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of inclusive (D-s(+/-)) photoproduction at HERA

CIRIO, Roberto;COSTA, Marco;MONACO, Vincenzo;PERONI, Cristiana;SACCHI, Roberto;SOLANO, Ada Maria;
2000-01-01

Abstract

The first measurement of inclusive D-s(+/-) photoproduction at HERA has been performed with the ZEUS detector for photon-proton centre-of-mass energies; 130 < W < 280 GeV The measured cross section for 3 < p(perpendicular to)(Ds) < 12 GeV and \eta(Ds)\ < 1.5 is sigma(ep-->DsX) = 3.79 +/- 0.59(stat.)(-0.46)(+0.26)(syst.) +/- 0.94(br.) nb, where the last error arises from the uncertainty in the D-s(+/-) decay branching ratio. The measurements are compared with inclusive D*(+/-) photoproduction cross sections in the same kinematic region and with QCD calculations. The D-s(+/-) cross sections lie above a fixed-order next-to-leading order calculation and agree better with a tree-level O(alpha alpha(s)(3)) calculation that was tuned to describe the ZEUS D* (+/-) cross sections. The ratio of D-s(+/-) to D*(+/-) cross sections is 0.41 +/- 0.07(stat.)(-0.05)(+0.03)(syst.) +/- 0.10 (br.). From this ratio, the strangeness-suppression factor in charm photoproduction, within the LUND string fragmentation model, has been calculated to be gamma(s)= 0.27 +/- 0.05 +/- 0.07(br.). The cross-section ratio and gamma(s) are in good agreement with those obtained in charm production in e(+)e(-) annihilation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00431-7
ZEUS; DEEP-INELASTIC SCATTERING; LUND MONTE-CARLO; CROSS-SECTIONS; STRANGENESS SUPPRESSION; PARTON DISTRIBUTIONS; JET FRAGMENTATION; E+E ANNIHILATION; HERA; PHYSICS; PROTON
J. Breitweg;S. Chekanov;M. Derrick;D. Krakauer;S. Magill;B. Musgrave;A. Pellegrino;J. Repond;R. Stanek;R. Yoshida;M. C. K.;G. Abbiendi;F. ...espandi
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