Measurement spin alignment of prompt and non-prompt D∗+ mesons for both helicity and production frame in pp collisions at √s = 13.6 TeV

Scope: PWG
PWG-HF (Heavy Flavour)
Energy
13.6 TeV
System
p-p
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The spin density matrix element $rho_{00}$ for prompt and non-prompt D* mesons as a function of $p_T$ for both helicity (left) and production (right) frame in pp collisions at $\sqrt(s) = 13.6 TeV$. Measurements are carried out with respect to the production axis at $|y|<0.8$. Statistical and systematic uncertainties are represented by bars and boxes, respectively.
The measurements are compared with the same measurment during Run 2 and estimations from the QCD-based MC event generator pythia8 + Evtgen. Run 2 points are shown with open markers, and Model estimations are shown by colour bands where the width of the band corresponds to the statistical uncertainty in model calculations.