Fragmentation of $\omega$ and $\varphi$ Mesons in $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ and $pp$ Collisions at NLO

Abstract

A combined analysis of both $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ (LEP, SLD) and $pp$ (RHIC-PHENIX and LHC-ALICE) hadroproduction processes are done for the first time for the vector meson nonet at the next-to-leading order (NLO) using a model with broken SU(3) symmetry. The transverse momentum ($p_T$) and rapidity ($y$) dependence of the differential cross section for $\omega$ and $\varphi$ mesons of the $pp$ data are also discussed. The input universal quark (valence and singlet) fragmentation functions at a starting scale of $Q_0^2=1.5$ GeV${}^2$, after evolution, have values that are consistent with the earlier analysis for $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ at NLO. However, the universal gluon fragmentation function is now well determined from this study with significantly smaller error bars, as the $pp$ hadroproduction cross section is particularly sensitive to the gluon fragmentation since it occurs at the same order as quark fragmentation, in contrast to the $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ hadroproduction process. Additional parameters involved in describing strangeness and sea suppression and octet-singlet mixing are found to be close to earlier analysis; in addition, a new relation between gluon and sea suppression in $K^{\ast }$ and $\varphi$ hadroproduction has been observed.

arXiv comment20 pages; version accepted in IJMPA

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