The photoproduction of D*±(2010) mesons associated with a leading neutron has been observed with the ZEUS detector in ep collisions at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 80 pb−1. The neutron carries a large fraction, xL>0.2, of the incoming proton beam energy and is detected at very small production angles, θn<0.8 mrad, an indication of peripheral scattering. The D* meson is centrally produced with pseudorapidity |η|<1.5, and has a transverse momentum pT>1.9 GeV, which is large compared to the average transverse momentum of the neutron of 0.22 GeV. The ratio of neutron-tagged to inclusive D* production is 8.85±0.93(stat.)+0.48−0.61(syst.)% in the photon–proton center-of-mass energy range 130<W<280 GeV. The data suggest that the presence of a hard scale enhances the fraction of events with a leading neutron in the final state.

Photoproduction of D*^± mesons associated with a leading neutron.

MONACO, Vincenzo;SACCHI, Roberto;SOLANO, Ada Maria;
2004-01-01

Abstract

The photoproduction of D*±(2010) mesons associated with a leading neutron has been observed with the ZEUS detector in ep collisions at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 80 pb−1. The neutron carries a large fraction, xL>0.2, of the incoming proton beam energy and is detected at very small production angles, θn<0.8 mrad, an indication of peripheral scattering. The D* meson is centrally produced with pseudorapidity |η|<1.5, and has a transverse momentum pT>1.9 GeV, which is large compared to the average transverse momentum of the neutron of 0.22 GeV. The ratio of neutron-tagged to inclusive D* production is 8.85±0.93(stat.)+0.48−0.61(syst.)% in the photon–proton center-of-mass energy range 130
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.03.076
High Energy Physics; HERA; ZEUS Collaboration
S. Chekanov;M. Derrick;D. Krakauer;J. H. Loizides;S. Magill;S. Miglioranzi;B. Musgrave;J. Repond;R. Yoshida;M. C. K.;P. Antonioli;G. Bari;M. Basile;L....espandi
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