Measurement ofb-Quark Fragmentation Fractions inpp¯Collisions ats=1.8TeV

T. Affolder, H. Akimoto, A. Akopian, M. G. Albrow, P. Amaral, S. R. Amendolia, D. Amidei, J. Antos, G. Apollinari, T. Arisawa, T. Asakawa, W. Ashmanskas (+434 others)
2000 Physical Review Letters  
We have studied the production of B hadrons in 1.8-TeV p-pbar collisions. We present measurements of the fragmentation fractions, f_u, f_d, f_s and f_baryon, of produced b quarks that yield B^+, B^0, B^0_s and Lambda_b hadrons. Reconstruction of several electron-charm final states yields f_s/(f_u+f_d)=0.213+/-0.068 and f_baryon/(f_u+f_d)=0.118+/-0.042, assuming f_u=f_d. If all B hadrons produced in p-pbar collisions cascade to one of these four hadrons, we determine f_u=f_d=0.375+/-0.023,
more » ... 160+/-0.044 and f_baryon=0.090+/-0.029. If we do not assume f_u=f_d, we find f_d/f_u=0.84+/-0.16.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.84.1663 pmid:21923205 fatcat:htxgmof53vfxvlc2a63aojbl7i