Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-09-10
JHEP0412:045,2004
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Expanded general discussion of the coalescence model. Revised sec. 2.4, following correction of an error in HERWIG in the prog
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2004/12/045
We present a model for the formation of the charmed pentaquark Theta_c in hard scattering processes such as deep inelastic scattering, e^+e^- annihilation, and high-energy p pbar collisions. The model assumes that the cross section for Theta_c formation is proportional to the rate of production of p D^{*-} (or pbar D^{*+}) pairs in close proximity both in momentum space and in coordinate space. The constant of proportionality is determined from the Theta_c cross section in deep inelastic scattering as reported by the H1 experiment. The HERWIG Monte Carlo is used to generate simulated DIS events and also to model the space-time structure of the final state. Requiring the proton and the D^* be within a 100 MeV mass window and separated by a spacelike distance of no more than 2 fm, we find that a large "coalescence enhancement factor" F_co \sim 10 is required to account for the H1 signal. The same approach is then applied in order to estimate the number and characteristics of Theta_c events produced at LEP and the Tevatron.
Karliner Marek
Webber Bryan R.
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