Intrinsic charm in the nucleon and forward production of charm: a new constrain from IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Rafał Maciuła, Victor P. Goncalves, Antoni Szczurek
SciPost Phys. Proc. 8, 124 (2022) · published 13 July 2022
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.8.124
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28th Annual Workshop on Deep-Inelastic Scattering (DIS) and Related Subjects
Abstract
The predictions for the atmospheric neutrino flux at high energies strongly depend on the contribution of prompt neutrinos, which are determined by the production of charmed meson in the atmosphere at very forward rapidities. Here we estimate the related cross sections taking into account the presence of an intrinsic charm (IC) component in the proton wave function. The impact on the predictions for the prompt neutrino flux is investigated assuming different values for the probability to find the IC in the nucleon.
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See all Organizations.- 1 Rafał Maciuła,
- 2 Viktor Goncalves,
- 1 3 Antoni Szczurek
- 1 Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences [IFJ PAN]
- 2 Universidade Federal de Pelotas [UFPel]
- 3 Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza / Rzeszów University of Technology [PRz]
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