Measurement of ω c0 baryon production and branching-fraction ratio BR (ω c0 → ω- e+ν e)/BR (ω c0 → ω-π+) in pp collisions at s =13 TeV

Abstract

The inclusive production of the charm-strange baryon ωc0 is measured for the first time via its semileptonic decay into ω-e+νe at midrapidity (|y|<0.8) in proton-proton (pp) collisions at the center-of-mass energy s=13 TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The transverse momentum (pT) differential cross section multiplied by the branching ratio is presented in the interval 2<pT<12 GeV/c. The branching-fraction ratio BR(ωc0→ω-e+νe)/BR(ωc0→ω-π+) is measured to be 1.12±0.22 (stat) ±0.27 (syst). Comparisons with other experimental measurements, as well as with theoretical calculations, are presented. © 2024 CERN, for the ALICE Collaboration. Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI. Funded by SCOAP3.