Electronic Resource
Springer
Physics of atomic nuclei
63 (2000), S. 606-616
ISSN:
1063-7788
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract By using a statistical approach within noncovariant perturbation theory, the distributions of light and charmed quarks in hadrons are derived with allowance for the charmed-quark mass. The parameters of the model are extracted from a comparison with NA3 data on the hadroproduction of J/ψ particles. A reanalysis of EMC data on charm production in muon-nucleon scattering is performed. In relation to the conventional source of charmed quarks from photon-gluon fusion, the EMC data are found to suggest the presence of an additional contribution from deep-inelastic scattering on charmed quarks at large x. The resulting admixture of Fock states that contain charmed quarks in the decomposition of the proton wave function is about 1%. The approach presented for the excitation of Fock states involving charmed quarks can also be applied to states featuring beauty quarks, as well as to the hadronic component of the virtual photon (resolved photon component).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.855675
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