Measurement of sigma (pp -> b(b)over-barX) at root s=7 TeV in the forward region

LHCb collaboration, Sheldon L. Stone*

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Abstract

Decays of b hadrons into final states containing a D-0 meson and a muon are used to measure the b (b) over bar; production cross-section in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV at the LHC. In the pseudorapidity interval 2 < eta < 6 and integrated over all transverse momenta we find that the average cross-section to produce b-flavoured or (b) over bar -flavoured hadrons is (75.3 +/- 5.4 +/- 13.0) mu b. (C) 2010 CERN. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-216
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume694
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Nov 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • LHC
  • b-quark
  • Cross-section
  • PRODUCTION CROSS-SECTION
  • BOTTOM-QUARK PRODUCTION
  • P(P)OVER-BAR COLLISIONS

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