Measurement of b-quark fragmentation fractions in pp¯ collisions at √s = 1.8TeV

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Abstract

We have studied the production of B hadrons in 1.8-TeV pp collisions. We present measurements of the fragmentation fractions, fu, fd, fs, and fbaryon, of produced b quarks that yield B+, B0, B0s, and B¯0b hadrons. Reconstruction of five electron-charm final states yields fs (fu + fd) = 0.213 ± 0.068 and fbaryon/ (fu + fd) = 0.118 ± 0.042, assuming fu =fd. If all B hadrons produced in pp¯ collisions cascade to one of these four hadrons, we determine fu = fd = 0.375 ± 0.023, fs = 0.160 ± 0.044, and fbaryon = 0.090 ± 0.029. If we do not assume fu = fd, we find fd/fu = 0.84 ± 0.16.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1663-1668
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume84
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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