The dynamic hadronization of charm quarks in heavy-ion collisions
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-03-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract
The PYTHIA8/ANGANTYR model for heavy ion collisions was recently updated with a mechanism for \textit{global colour reconnection}. The colour reconnection model used is QCD colour algebra inspired and enhances baryon production due to the formation of string junctions. In this paper, we present updates to the junction formation and string fragmentation mechanisms, connected to heavy quark fragmentation. This allows for the simulation of heavy quark fragmentation, using junction formation, in heavy ion collisions. The framework is validated for proton collisions, and we show results for charm baryon production in proton-lead collisions.
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@article{arxiv.2309.12452,
title = {The dynamic hadronization of charm quarks in heavy-ion collisions},
author = {Christian Bierlich and Gösta Gustafson and Leif Lönnblad and Harsh Shah},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.12452},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
As published in EPJC, 18 pages, 10 figures