Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions

Abstract The formation of hadrons is a fundamental process in nature that can be investigated at particle colliders. As several recent findings demonstrate, with $$\textrm{e}^{+}\textrm{e}^{-}$$ e + e - collisions as a “vacuum-like” reference at one extreme, and central nucleus–nucleus as a dense, e...

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Main Authors: J. Altmann, A. Dubla, V. Greco, A. Rossi, P. Skands
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-01-01
Series:European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13641-5
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description Abstract The formation of hadrons is a fundamental process in nature that can be investigated at particle colliders. As several recent findings demonstrate, with $$\textrm{e}^{+}\textrm{e}^{-}$$ e + e - collisions as a “vacuum-like” reference at one extreme, and central nucleus–nucleus as a dense, extended size system characterized by flow and local equilibrium at the opposite extreme, different collision systems offer a lever arm that can be exploited to probe with a range of heavy-flavour hadron species the onset of various hadronization processes. In this review, we present an overview of the theoretical and experimental developments. The focus is on open-heavy-flavour measurements. The comparison with model predictions and connections among the results in electron–positron, proton–proton, proton–nucleus, nucleus–nucleus collisions are discussed. After reviewing the current state, we suggest some prospects and future developments.
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spelling doaj-art-c997fba8b8b54e0d9a03932df99de9872025-01-12T12:36:49ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522025-01-0185115910.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13641-5Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisionsJ. Altmann0A. Dubla1V. Greco2A. Rossi3P. Skands4School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash UniversityGSI Helmholtzzentrum für SchwerionenforschungDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania and INFN-LNSINFN Sezione di PadovaSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Monash UniversityAbstract The formation of hadrons is a fundamental process in nature that can be investigated at particle colliders. As several recent findings demonstrate, with $$\textrm{e}^{+}\textrm{e}^{-}$$ e + e - collisions as a “vacuum-like” reference at one extreme, and central nucleus–nucleus as a dense, extended size system characterized by flow and local equilibrium at the opposite extreme, different collision systems offer a lever arm that can be exploited to probe with a range of heavy-flavour hadron species the onset of various hadronization processes. In this review, we present an overview of the theoretical and experimental developments. The focus is on open-heavy-flavour measurements. The comparison with model predictions and connections among the results in electron–positron, proton–proton, proton–nucleus, nucleus–nucleus collisions are discussed. After reviewing the current state, we suggest some prospects and future developments.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13641-5
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Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions
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title Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions
title_full Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions
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title_short Towards the understanding of heavy quarks hadronization: from leptonic to heavy-ion collisions
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url https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13641-5
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