Evidence for Modification of b Quark Hadronization in High-Multiplicity pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV.



Aaij, R, Abdelmotteleb, ASW, Abellan Beteta, C, Abudinén, F ORCID: 0000-0002-6737-3528, Ackernley, T, Adeva, B, Adinolfi, M, Afsharnia, H, Agapopoulou, C, Aidala, CA
et al (show 1005 more authors) (2023) Evidence for Modification of b Quark Hadronization in High-Multiplicity pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV. Physical review letters, 131 (6). 061901-.

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Abstract

The production rate of B_{s}^{0} mesons relative to B^{0} mesons is measured by the LHCb experiment in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy sqrt[s]=13  TeV over the forward rapidity interval 2<y<4.5 as a function of the charged particle multiplicity measured in the event. Evidence at the 3.4σ level is found for an increase of the ratio of B_{s}^{0} to B^{0} cross sections with multiplicity at transverse momenta below 6  GeV/c, with no significant multiplicity dependence at higher transverse momentum. Comparison with data from e^{+}e^{-} collisions implies that the density of the hadronic medium may affect the production rates of B mesons. This is qualitatively consistent with the emergence of quark coalescence as an additional hadronization mechanism in high-multiplicity collisions.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: LHCb Collaboration
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2023 07:59
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2023 07:59
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.061901
Open Access URL: https://journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLe...
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172822