https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-009-0933-2
Regular Article - Experimental Physics
B-hadron cross-section measurement in pp collisions at
TeV with the ALICE muon spectrometer
Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire (CNRS/IN2P3), Université Blaise Pascal, 24, Av. des Landais, 63177, Aubière, France
* e-mail: loic.manceau@clermont.in2p3.fr
Received:
29
September
2008
Revised:
28
January
2009
Published online:
17
February
2009
ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) is the LHC detector designed to measure nucleus-nucleus (AA) collisions where the formation of the Quark Gluon Plasma is expected. The experiment will also study proton-proton (pp) collisions at 14 TeV. Amongst the relevant observables to be investigated in pp collisions, the B-hadron cross-section is particularly interesting since it provides benchmarks for theoretical models and it is mandatory for understanding heavy flavour production in AA collisions. The performances of the ALICE muon spectrometer to measure B-hadron cross-section in pp collisions at 14 TeV via single muons are presented.
PACS: 25.75.-q – / 12.38.Mh – / 25.75.Nq –
© Springer-Verlag , 2009
