Study of Z Bosons Produced in Association with Charm in the Forward Region

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Abstract

Events containing a Z boson and a charm jet are studied for the first time in the forward region of proton-proton collisions. The data sample used corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 6 fb(-1) collected at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the LHCb detector. In events with a Z boson and a jet, the fraction of charm jets is determined in intervals of Z-boson rapidity in the range 2.0 < y(Z) < 4.5. A sizable enhancement is observed in the forwardmost y(Z) interval, which could be indicative of a valencelike intrinsic-charm component in the proton wave function.
Original languageEnglish
Article number082001
Number of pages12
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume128
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Feb 2022

Keywords

  • INTRINSIC CHARM
  • PHYSICS
  • DECAY

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