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Global analysis of [π.sup.±] and [K.sup.±] fragmentation functions and their application to top quark decays considering new BABAR and Belle experimental data

Authors :
Nejad, S. Mohammad Moosavi
Soleymaninia, M.
Khorramian, A.N.
Source :
Canadian Journal of Physics. January 1, 2017, p1, 8 p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Recently, the Belle and BABAR collaborations published the single-inclusive electron-positron annihilation data at the center of mass energies ([square root of s]) of 10.52 and 10.54 GeV, respectively. These new data offer one the possibility to determine the nonperturbative initial conditions of fragmentation functions (FFs) much more accurately. Here, we extract the FFs of [π.sup.±] and [K.sup.±] particles at next-to-leading order (NLO) including these new data, which are in the regions of larger scaled-energy z and lower [square root of s]. However, the [π.sup.±] and [K.sup.±] FFs were calculated previously, but our new analysis shows that adding these new data, for instance, changes the (u, s) → [π.sup.+] FFs in the large-z region while the s → [π.sup.+] FF is also changed at low z. These new data also change the u → [K.sup.+] FF at low z (z 0.07. The FF of g → [K.sup.+] is decreased everywhere, for example, about 25% at z = 0.01. We also apply, for the first time, the extracted FFs to make our predictions for the scaled-energy distributions of [π.sup.±] and [K.sup.±] inclusively produced in top quark decays at NLO. Key words: fragmentation function, pion, kaon, Belle data, BABAR data, top decay. Recemment, les collaborations Belle et BABAR ont publie les donnees d'annihilation electron-positron inclusive simple a des energies dans le centre de masse ([square root of s]) de 10.52 et 10.54 GeV respectivement. Ces nouvelles donnees rendent possible la determination des conditions initiales non perturbatives des fonctions de fragmentation (FF) avec beaucoup plus de precision. Ici, nous extrayons les FF de [π.sup.[+ or -]] et de [K.sup.±] au premier ordre sous-dominant (NLO) suivant ces nouvelles donnees, qui sont dans des regions de plus grande valeur de l'energie fractionnaire z et de plus basse valeur de [square root of s]. Cependant, les valeurs des FF de [π.sup.±] et de [K.sup.±] ont deja ete calculees, mais notre analyse des nouvelles donnees change ces valeurs, par exemple, elle change la FF (u, s) → [π.sup.+] dans la region des grandes valeurs de z, et change aussi la FF s [right arrow] [π.sup.+] a basse valeur de z. Ces nouvelles donnees changent egalement la FF u → [K.sup.+] a basse valeur de z(z 0.07. La FF g → [K.sup.+] diminue partout, p.ex. environ 25% a z = 0.01. Pour la premiere fois, nous appliquons les FF extraites des experiences pour faire des predictions sur les distributions d'energie fractionnaire des [π.sup.±] et des [K.sup.±] produits inclusivement dans la desintegration du quark top au premier ordre sous-dominant. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : fonction de fragmentation, pion et kaon, CDQnon perturbative, donnees Belle, donnees BABAR, desintegration du quark top.<br />1. Introduction Fragmentation functions (FFs) [D.sup.h.sub.i] (z, [μ.sup.2.sub.f]), which can be described as the probability for a parton i at the factorization scale [μ.sub.f] to fragment into a hadron h [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00084204
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.477337700
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-2016-0437