Inclusive B-meson production at small p_T in the general-mass variable-flavor-number scheme

We calculate the cross section for the inclusive production of B mesons in pp and ppbar collisions at next-to-leading order in the general-mass variable-flavor-number scheme and show that a suitable choice of factorization scales leads to a smooth transition to the fixed-flavor-number scheme. Our nu...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Kniehl, B A, Kramer, G, Schienbein, I, Spiesberger, H
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.02.2015
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Mesons
Particle production
Physics - High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Summary:We calculate the cross section for the inclusive production of B mesons in pp and ppbar collisions at next-to-leading order in the general-mass variable-flavor-number scheme and show that a suitable choice of factorization scales leads to a smooth transition to the fixed-flavor-number scheme. Our numerical results are in good agreement with data from the Tevatron and LHC experiments at small and at large transverse momenta.
Bibliography:DESY 14-186, MITP/14-073, LPSC-14-260
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1502.01001