The production of muons from heavy flavour decays is measured at forward rapidity in proton-proton collisions at s=7 TeV collected with the ALICE experiment at the LHC. The analysis is carried out on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity Lint=16.5 nb-1. The transverse momentum and rapidity differential production cross sections of muons from heavy flavour decays are measured in the rapidity range 2.5<y<4, over the transverse momentum range 2<pt<12 GeV/c. The results are compared to predictions based on perturbative QCD calculations. © 2012 CERN.
Heavy flavour decay muon production at forward rapidity in proton-proton collisions at s=7 TeV
BRUNO, GIUSEPPE EUGENIO;CARMINATI, FLAVIO;COSTA, FIAMMETTA;DAS, KESHABANANDA;DI BARI, DEBORAH;FERRETTI, ANDREA;MULLER, HEIKO;PERINI, DAVIDE;ROY, PARTHA PRATIM;SANTORO, ROMUALDO;SEGATO, GINO;TOIA, ALESSIO;
2012-01-01
Abstract
The production of muons from heavy flavour decays is measured at forward rapidity in proton-proton collisions at s=7 TeV collected with the ALICE experiment at the LHC. The analysis is carried out on a data sample corresponding to an integrated luminosity Lint=16.5 nb-1. The transverse momentum and rapidity differential production cross sections of muons from heavy flavour decays are measured in the rapidity range 2.5I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.