First estimates of the $B_c$ wave function from the data on the $B_c$ production cross section

TL;DR

This paper estimates the $B_c$ meson wave function by comparing perturbative QCD calculations with experimental production data from CDF and LHCb, providing initial insights into its properties.

Contribution

It presents the first estimations of the $B_c$ wave function derived from experimental production cross section data using perturbative QCD and nonrelativistic bound state formalism.

Findings

Estimated the $B_c$ wave function from experimental data

Compared theoretical calculations with CDF and LHCb results

Provided initial quantitative insights into $B_c$ meson structure

Abstract

In the framework of perturbative QCD and nonrelativistic bound state formalism, we calculate the production of $B_c$ and $B_c^*$ mesons at the conditions of the CDF and LHCb experiments. We derive first estimations for the $B_c$ wave function from a comparison with the available data.