Forward - Backward Asymmetry of Hadroproduced Heavy Quarks in {QCD}
May, 19874 pages
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- Phys.Lett.B 195 (1987) 74-77
- Published: 1987
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- MAD-PH-348
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It has been argued that higher order 2→3 O ( α s 3 QCD processes play an important role in the hadroproduction of heavy quarks. We propose forward-backward or charge conjugation asymmetry as a distinctive signature of the higher-order QCS production mechanism. We analyse the physical origin of the asymmetries and show that observed forward-backward asymmetries for the heavy quark or decay lepton are 5% or less for realistic experimental conditions. Observation of asymmetries in excess of our calculated values would signal the production of heavy quarks via unconventional mechanisms.- heavy quark
- QUARK: HADROPRODUCTION
- HADROPRODUCTION: QUARK
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION: ASYMMETRY
- ASYMMETRY: ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
- INVARIANCE: CHARGE CONJUGATION
- CHARGE CONJUGATION: ASYMMETRY
- ANTI-P P: INELASTIC SCATTERING
- INELASTIC SCATTERING: ANTI-P P
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