Abstract
Using the VENUS detector at TRISTAN we have investigated the charm-quark production by detecting D*± mesons in the two-photon process of e+e- collisions. The study has confirmed that the charm-quark production rate is larger than that predicted from direct cc̄ production alone. The distribution of the transverse momentum of the D*± mesons and the forward energy flow associated with the D*± production suggest that the main part of the observed excess comes from the contribution of a resolved photon process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-214 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fur Physik C-Particles and Fields |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)