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Dilepton mass spectra in p plus p collisions at root s=200 GeV

Adare, A. ; Afanasiev, S. ; Aidala, C. ; Ajitanand, N. N. ; Akiba, Y. ; Al-Bataineh, H. ; Alexander, J. ; Aoki, K. ; Aphecetche, L. and Armendariz, R. , et al. (2009) In Physics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 670(4-5). p.313-320
Abstract
PHENIX has measured the electron-positron pair mass spectrum from 0 to 8 GeV/c(2) in p + p collisions at root s = 200 GeV. The contributions from light meson decays to e(+)e(-) pairs have been determined based on measurements of hadron production cross sections by PHENIX. Within the systematic uncertainty of similar to 20% they account for all e(+)e(-) pairs in the mass region below similar to 1 GeV/c(2). The e(+)e(-) pair yield remaining after subtracting these contributions is dominated by semileptonic decays of charmed hadrons correlated through flavor conservation. Using the spectral shape predicted by PYTHIA, we estimate the charm production cross section to be 544 +/- 39(stat) +/- 142(syst) +/- 200(model) pb. which is consistent with... (More)
PHENIX has measured the electron-positron pair mass spectrum from 0 to 8 GeV/c(2) in p + p collisions at root s = 200 GeV. The contributions from light meson decays to e(+)e(-) pairs have been determined based on measurements of hadron production cross sections by PHENIX. Within the systematic uncertainty of similar to 20% they account for all e(+)e(-) pairs in the mass region below similar to 1 GeV/c(2). The e(+)e(-) pair yield remaining after subtracting these contributions is dominated by semileptonic decays of charmed hadrons correlated through flavor conservation. Using the spectral shape predicted by PYTHIA, we estimate the charm production cross section to be 544 +/- 39(stat) +/- 142(syst) +/- 200(model) pb. which is consistent with QCD calculations and measurements of single leptons by PHENIX. (C) 2008 Elsevier BV. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Physics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
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Elsevier
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10.1016/j.physletb.2008.10.064
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  abstract     = {{PHENIX has measured the electron-positron pair mass spectrum from 0 to 8 GeV/c(2) in p + p collisions at root s = 200 GeV. The contributions from light meson decays to e(+)e(-) pairs have been determined based on measurements of hadron production cross sections by PHENIX. Within the systematic uncertainty of similar to 20% they account for all e(+)e(-) pairs in the mass region below similar to 1 GeV/c(2). The e(+)e(-) pair yield remaining after subtracting these contributions is dominated by semileptonic decays of charmed hadrons correlated through flavor conservation. Using the spectral shape predicted by PYTHIA, we estimate the charm production cross section to be 544 +/- 39(stat) +/- 142(syst) +/- 200(model) pb. which is consistent with QCD calculations and measurements of single leptons by PHENIX. (C) 2008 Elsevier BV. All rights reserved.}},
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  issn         = {{0370-2693}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4-5}},
  pages        = {{313--320}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Physics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics}},
  title        = {{Dilepton mass spectra in p plus p collisions at root s=200 GeV}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.10.064}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.physletb.2008.10.064}},
  volume       = {{670}},
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