We present measurements of the total production rates and momentum distributions of the charmed baryon Lambda(+)(c) in e(+)e(-)-> hadrons at a center-of-mass energy of 10.54 GeV and in Upsilon(4S) decays. In hadronic events at 10.54 GeV, charmed hadrons are almost exclusively leading particles in e(+)e(-)-> cc events, allowing direct studies of c-quark fragmentation. We measure a momentum distribution for Lambda(+)(c) baryons that differs significantly from those measured previously for charmed mesons. Comparing with a number of models, we find none that can describe the distribution completely. We measure an average scaled momentum of < x(p)>=0.574 +/- 0.009 and a total rate of N-Lambda c(qq)=0.057 +/- 0.002(exp.)+/- 0.015(BF) Lambda(+)(c) per hadronic event, where the experimental error is much smaller than that due to the branching fraction into the reconstructed decay mode, pK(-)pi(+). In Upsilon(4S) decays we measure a total rate of N-Lambda c(Upsilon)=0.091 +/- 0.006(exp.)+/- 0.024(BF) per Upsilon(4S) decay, and find a much softer momentum distribution than expected from B decays into a Lambda(+)(c) plus an antinucleon and one to three pions.

Inclusive Lambda(+)(c) production in e(+)e(-) annihilations at root s=10.54 GeV and in Y(4S) decays

BIANCHI, Fabrizio;GAMBA, Diego;
2007-01-01

Abstract

We present measurements of the total production rates and momentum distributions of the charmed baryon Lambda(+)(c) in e(+)e(-)-> hadrons at a center-of-mass energy of 10.54 GeV and in Upsilon(4S) decays. In hadronic events at 10.54 GeV, charmed hadrons are almost exclusively leading particles in e(+)e(-)-> cc events, allowing direct studies of c-quark fragmentation. We measure a momentum distribution for Lambda(+)(c) baryons that differs significantly from those measured previously for charmed mesons. Comparing with a number of models, we find none that can describe the distribution completely. We measure an average scaled momentum of < x(p)>=0.574 +/- 0.009 and a total rate of N-Lambda c(qq)=0.057 +/- 0.002(exp.)+/- 0.015(BF) Lambda(+)(c) per hadronic event, where the experimental error is much smaller than that due to the branching fraction into the reconstructed decay mode, pK(-)pi(+). In Upsilon(4S) decays we measure a total rate of N-Lambda c(Upsilon)=0.091 +/- 0.006(exp.)+/- 0.024(BF) per Upsilon(4S) decay, and find a much softer momentum distribution than expected from B decays into a Lambda(+)(c) plus an antinucleon and one to three pions.
2007
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B. Aubert; M. Bona; D. Boutigny; F. Couderc; Y. Karyotakis; J. P. Lees; V. Poireau; V. Tisserand; A. Zghiche; E. Grauges; A. Palano; J. C. Chen; N. D....espandi
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