Dimuon production from heavy quark decay in heavy-ion collisions at root s=5.5 TeV

Citation
Dc. Zhou et al., Dimuon production from heavy quark decay in heavy-ion collisions at root s=5.5 TeV, CHIN PHYS L, 16(7), 1999, pp. 496-498
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
0256307X → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
496 - 498
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-307X(1999)16:7<496:DPFHQD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The production of heavy-flavor quark c((c) over bar) and b((b) over bar) in pp collisions is described under perturbative quantum chromodynamics frame work, the extrapolation from hadron-hadron up to nucleus-nucleus collisions Is based on geometrical model by taking into account the nucleus shadowing effect. We simulate the heavy quark production, the decay to dilepton and effects of detection and analysis technique of the pairs, and predict the m uon rate and the invariant mass spectrum of dimuons that could be detected in forward region in Pb-Pb collisions at large hadron collider energies.