Measurement of the b-hadron production cross section using decays to D*muX final states in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector
arXiv:1206.3122 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2012.07.009
Abstract
The b-hadron production cross section is measured with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV, using 3.3 pb^-1 of integrated luminosity, collected during the 2010 LHC run. The b-hadrons are selected by partially reconstructing D*muX final states. Differential cross sections are measured as functions of the transverse momentum and pseudorapidity. The measured production cross section for a b-hadron with pT>9 GeV and |eta|<2.5 is 32.7 pm 0.8 (stat) ^{+4.5}_{-6.8} (syst) ub, higher than the next-to-leading-order QCD predictions but consistent within the experimental and theoretical uncertainties.
20 pages plus author list (41 pages total), 3 figures, 9 tables, matches published NPB version
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