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Measurement of the b-hadron production cross section using decays to D*(+)mu X- final states in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Measurement of the b-hadron production cross section using decays to D*(+)mu X- final states in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. / The ATLAS collaboration.
In: Nuclear Physics B, Vol. 864, No. 3, 21.11.2012, p. 341–381.

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The ATLAS collaboration. Measurement of the b-hadron production cross section using decays to D*(+)mu X- final states in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV with the ATLAS detector. Nuclear Physics B. 2012 Nov 21;864(3):341–381. doi: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2012.07.009

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abstract = "The b-hadron production cross section is measured with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at View the sqrt(s)=7 TeV, using 3.3 pb−13.3 pb−1 of integrated luminosity, collected during the 2010 LHC run. The b-hadrons are selected by partially reconstructing D⁎+μ−XD⁎+μ−X 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 GeVpT>9 GeV and |η|<2.5|η|<2.5 is View the MathML source32.7±0.8(stat.)−6.8+4.5(syst.)μb, higher than the next-to-leading-order QCD predictions but consistent within the experimental and theoretical uncertainties.",
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