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.
Study of Z Bosons Produced in Association with Charm in the Forward Region
Calabrese, R.;Capriotti, L.;Couturier, B.;Fiorini, M.;Franzoso, E.;Giugliano, C.;Guarise, M.;Kotriakhova, S.;Luppi, E.;Neri, I.;Okamura, S.;Pappalardo, L. L.;Passalacqua, B.;Tomassetti, L.;
2022
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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.File in questo prodotto:
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