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b-Quark Production at the Tevatron I believe it is important to have good “leading-log” order QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of collider observables. The “leading-log” QCD Monte-Carlo model estimates are the “base line” from which other calculations can be compared. I see no reason why the QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models should not qualitatively describe heavy quark production (in the same way they qualitatively describe light quark and gluon production). We measure hadrons & leptons (NOT quarks & gluons) and hadronization effects are important! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models incorporate fragmentation via “string fragmentation” or “cluster fragmentation” or “FF fragmentation” thus producing hadrons and leptons. At “leading-log” order the sources of b-quarks can be divided into three categories: “flavor creation”, “flavor excitation”, “shower/fragmentation” (i.e. “gluon splitting”). All three sources are important at the Tevatron! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

b-Quark Production at the Tevatron Want to know what the “leading-log” QCD Monte-Carlo Models predict, how stable the estimates are, and how they compare with data. I believe it is important to have good “leading-log” order QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of collider observables. The “leading-log” QCD Monte-Carlo model estimates are the “base line” from which other calculations can be compared. I see no reason why the QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models should not qualitatively describe heavy quark production (in the same way they qualitatively describe light quark and gluon production). We measure hadrons & leptons (NOT quarks & gluons) and hadronization effects are important! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models incorporate fragmentation via “string fragmentation” or “cluster fragmentation” or “FF fragmentation” thus producing hadrons and leptons. At “leading-log” order the sources of b-quarks can be divided into three categories: “flavor creation”, “flavor excitation”, “shower/fragmentation” (i.e. “gluon splitting”). All three sources are important at the Tevatron! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

b-Quark Production at the Tevatron Want to know what the “leading-log” QCD Monte-Carlo Models predict, how stable the estimates are, and how they compare with data. Soon!… when we have beyond “leading-log” order Monte-Carlo models with fragmentation! I believe it is important to have good “leading-log” order QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of collider observables. The “leading-log” QCD Monte-Carlo model estimates are the “base line” from which other calculations can be compared. I see no reason why the QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models should not qualitatively describe heavy quark production (in the same way they qualitatively describe light quark and gluon production). We measure hadrons & leptons (NOT quarks & gluons) and hadronization effects are important! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models incorporate fragmentation via “string fragmentation” or “cluster fragmentation” or “FF fragmentation” thus producing hadrons and leptons. At “leading-log” order the sources of b-quarks can be divided into three categories: “flavor creation”, “flavor excitation”, “shower/fragmentation” (i.e. “gluon splitting”). All three sources are important at the Tevatron! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Rick Field - Florida/CDF “Flavor Creation” “Flavor Creation” corresponds to the production of a b-bbar pair by gluon fusion or by annihilation of light quarks. Leading-Log order “Flavor Creation” is a factor of four below the data! Data from CDF and D0 for the integrated b-quark total cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) for proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG, PYTHIA, and ISAJET for the “flavor creation” subprocesses. The parton distribution functions CTEQ3L have been used for all three Monte-Carlo models. . Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Flavor Excitation” “Gluon Splitting” “Flavor Excitation” corresponds to the scattering of a b-quark (or bbar-quark) out of the initial-state into the final-state by a gluon or by a light quark or antiquark. The b-bbar pair is created within a parton shower or during the the fragmentation process of a gluon or a light quark or antiquark. Here the QCD hard 2-to-2 subprocess involves gluons and light quarks and antiquarks. This includes what is referred to as “gluon splitting”. “Flavor excitation” is, of course, very sensitive to the number of b-quarks within the proton (i.e. the structure functions). The Monte-Carlo models predictions for the “shower/fragmentation” contribution differ considerably. This is not surprising since ISAJET uses independent fragmentation, while HERWIG and PYTHIA do not; and HERWIG and PYTHIA modify the leading-log picture of parton showers to include “color coherence effects”, while ISAJET does not. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Integrated Inclusive b-Quark Cross Section Total “Flavor Excitation” “Flavor Creation” “Gluon Splitting” Data on the integrated b-quark total cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) for proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ3L, PARP(67)=4). The four curves correspond to the contribution from “flavor creation”, “flavor excitation”, “shower/fragmentation”, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Integrated Inclusive b-Quark Cross Section PYTHIA Tune A Changed at version 6.138! Data on the integrated b-quark total cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) for proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L) with PARP(67)=1 (new default) and PARP(67)=4 (old default). The four curves correspond to the contribution from flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. PARP(67) is a scale factor that governs the amount of large angle initial-state radiation. Larger values of PARP(67) results in more large angle initial-state radiation! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Important to compare at the B-meson level! B+ Meson Cross Section Important to compare at the B-meson level! Data on the integrated b-quark cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ3L, PARP(67)=4). Data on the B+ meson differential cross section (|y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ3L, PARP(67)=4). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

B+ Meson Cross Section Warning!… do not use “Peterson Fragmentation” Use PYTHIA’s model of fragmentation: “String Fragmentation” Important to compare at the B-meson level! Data on the integrated b-quark cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ3L, PARP(67)=4). Data on the B+ meson differential cross section (|y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ3L, PARP(67)=4). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Rick Field - Florida/CDF B+ Meson Cross Section Data on the integrated b-quark cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Data on the B+ meson differential cross section (|y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Peterson Fragmentation” “Cluster Fragmentation” B+ Meson Cross Section Warning!… do not use “Peterson Fragmentation” Use HERWIG’s model of fragmentation: “Cluster Fragmentation” Data on the integrated b-quark cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Data on the B+ meson differential cross section (|y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

B+ Meson Cross Section correlations Warning!… do not use Next step is to study the correlations for “Flavor Creation”, “Favor Excitation”, “Gluon Splitting” and compare with data! Warning!… do not use “Peterson Fragmentation” Use HERWIG’s model of fragmentation: “Cluster Fragmentation” Data on the integrated b-quark cross section (PT > PTmin, |y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Data on the B+ meson differential cross section (|y| < 1) at 1.8 TeV compared with the QCD Monte-Carlo model predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Rick Field - Florida/CDF PT Asymmetry Predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ4L, PARP(67)=1) for the asymmetry A = (PT1-PT2)/(PT1+PT2) for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 0 GeV/c and |y1| < 1.0 and a bbar quark with PT2 > 5 GeV/c and |y2| < 1.0 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dA (mb) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Rick Field - Florida/CDF Distance R in h-f Space Predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ4L, PARP(67)=1) for the distance, R, in h-f space between the b and bbar-quark with PT1 > 5 GeV/c, PT2 > 5 GeV/c, and |y1|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dR (mb) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Rick Field - Florida/CDF Distance R in h-f Space Predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ4L, PARP(67)=1) for the distance, R, in h-f space between the b and bbar-quark with |y1|<1 and |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dR (mb) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Azimuthal Correlations Predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ4L, PARP(67)=1) for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark with PT1 > 5 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 and a bbar-quark with PT2 > 0 GeV/c and |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dDf (mb/o) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Azimuthal Correlations Old PYTHIA default (more initial-state radiation) New PYTHIA default (less initial-state radiation) Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L) with PARP(67)=1 (new default) and PARP(67)=4 (old default) for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark with PT1 > 15 GeV/c, |y1| < 1 and bbar-quark with PT2 > 10 GeV/c, |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dDf (mb/o) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Azimuthal Correlations “Flavor Creation” Old PYTHIA default (more initial-state radiation) Predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L) for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark with PT1 > 15 GeV/c, |y1| < 1 and bbar-quark with PT2 > 10 GeV/c, |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dDf (mb/o) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. New PYTHIA default (less initial-state radiation) Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Azimuthal Correlations Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L) with PARP(67)=1 (new default) and PARP(67)=4 (old default) and HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L) for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark with PT1 > 15 GeV/c, |y1| < 1 and bbar-quark with PT2 > 10 GeV/c, |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dDf (mb/o) for flavor excitation, and shower/fragmentation. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

CDF Run I Analysis Azimuthal Correlations See talk by Kevin Lannon at DPF2002 Run I preliminary uncorrected CDF data for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark |y1| < 1 and bbar-quark |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. Warning! Can compare theory with data only after detector simulation (this now has been done!). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

CDF Run 1 Analysis Azimuthal Correlations PYTHIA Tune A “Gluon Splitting”! See the next talk by Kevin Lannon! Run 1 preliminary CDF data for the azimuthal angle, Df, between a b-quark |y1| < 1 and bbar-quark |y2|<1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV compared with PYTHIA Tune A after detector simulations. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Pair Differential Cross Section Predictions of PYTHIA 6.158 (CTEQ4L, PARP(67)=1) for the transverse momentum, PT2, of a bbar-quark with |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 12 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dPT2 (mb/GeV/c) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Toward” and “Away” Pair Differential Cross Section Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L, PARP(67)=1) for the transverse momentum, PT2, of a bbar-quark with |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 12 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dPT2 (mb/GeV/c) for the “toward” and “away” region of Df for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. “Towards” “Away” Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Toward” and “Away” Pair Differential Cross Section Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L, PARP(67)=4) for the transverse momentum, PT2, of a bbar-quark with |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 12 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dPT2 (mb/GeV/c) for the “toward” and “away” region of Df for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. “Towards” “Away” Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Toward” and “Away” Pair Differential Cross Section Predictions of HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L) for the transverse momentum, PT2, of a bbar-quark with |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 12 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dPT2 (mb/GeV/c) for the “toward” and “away” region of Df for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. “Towards” “Away” Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

“Toward” and “Away” Pair Differential Cross Section Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L) PARP(67)=1 and PARP(67)=4 and HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L) for the transverse momentum, PT2, of a bbar-quark with |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 12 GeV/c and |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to ds/dPT2 (mb/GeV/c) for the “toward” and “away” region of Df for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Integrated Pair Cross Section HERWIG a factor of two below data. Predictions of PYTHIA 6.206 (CTEQ5L, PARP(67)=4) and HERWIG 6.4 (CTEQ5L) for the intrgrated pair cross section for a bbar-quark with PT2 > PT2min, |y2| < 1.0 for events with a b-quark with PT1 > 6.5 GeV/c, |y1| < 1 in proton-antiproton collisions at 1.8 TeV. The curves correspond to s(mb) for flavor creation, flavor excitation, shower/fragmentation, and the resulting total. Important to see the data at the meson level as well as the quark level and both separated into the “toward” and “away” region! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

All three sources are important at the Tevatron! Summary & Conclusions All three sources are important at the Tevatron! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a fairly good qualitative job in describing the b-quark data at the Tevatron. The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a much better job fitting the b-quark data than most people realize! Much more Run 2 CDF data is on the way! In particular, we should be able experimentally to isolate the individual contributions to b-quark production by studying b-bbar correlations and we will find out in much greater detail how well the QCD Monte-Carlo models actually describe the data. Personal Remark: I do not like it when the experimenters extrapolate to the parton level and publish parton level results. The parton level is not an observable! Experiments measure hadrons & leptons! To extrapolate to the parton level requires making additional assumptions that may or may not be correct (and often the assumptions are not clearly stated or are very complicated). However, I understand why this happens (and I cannot stop it) so I suggest that the experimenters always publish the corresponding hadron level result along with their parton level extrapolations. Personal Remark: I do not like it when theorists attempt to compare parton level calculations with experimental data. Hadronization and initial/final-state radiation effects are almost always important and hence parton level calculations should be embedded within a parton-shower/hadronization framework (e.g. HERWIG or PYTHIA). Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Summary & Conclusions All three sources are important at the Tevatron! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a fairly good qualitative job in describing the b-quark data at the Tevatron. The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a much better job fitting the b-quark data than most people realize! Much more Run 2 CDF data is on the way! In particular, we should be able experimentally to isolate the individual contributions to b-quark production by studying b-bbar correlations and we will find out in much greater detail how well the QCD Monte-Carlo models actually describe the data. Personal Remark: I do not like it when the experimenters extrapolate to the parton level and publish parton level results. The parton level is not an observable! Experiments measure hadrons & leptons! To extrapolate to the parton level requires making additional assumptions that may or may not be correct (and often the assumptions are not clearly stated or are very complicated). However, I understand why this happens (and I cannot stop it) so I suggest that the experimenters always publish the corresponding hadron level result along with their parton level extrapolations. Personal Remark: I do not like it when theorists attempt to compare parton level calculations with experimental data. Hadronization and initial/final-state radiation effects are almost always important and hence parton level calculations should be embedded within a parton-shower/hadronization framework (e.g. HERWIG or PYTHIA). I am trying to influence CDF! This is now finally being done! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF

Summary & Conclusions The next step is to compare with next-to-leading order embedded within HERWIG or PYTHIA! All three sources are important at the Tevatron! The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a fairly good qualitative job in describing the b-quark data at the Tevatron. The QCD “leading-log” Monte-Carlo models do a much better job fitting the b-quark data than most people realize! Much more Run 2 CDF data is on the way! In particular, we should be able experimentally to isolate the individual contributions to b-quark production by studying b-bbar correlations and we will find out in much greater detail how well the QCD Monte-Carlo models actually describe the data. Personal Remark: I do not like it when the experimenters extrapolate to the parton level and publish parton level results. The parton level is not an observable! Experiments measure hadrons & leptons! To extrapolate to the parton level requires making additional assumptions that may or may not be correct (and often the assumptions are not clearly stated or are very complicated). However, I understand why this happens (and I cannot stop it) so I suggest that the experimenters always publish the corresponding hadron level result along with their parton level extrapolations. Personal Remark: I do not like it when theorists attempt to compare parton level calculations with experimental data. Hadronization and initial/final-state radiation effects are almost always important and hence parton level calculations should be embedded within a parton-shower/hadronization framework (e.g. HERWIG or PYTHIA). I am trying to influence CDF! This is now finally being done! Fermilab MC Workshop April 30, 2003 Rick Field - Florida/CDF