Omega_{ccc} production via fragmentation at LHC

TL;DR

This paper calculates the production rate of the Omega_{ccc} baryon via fragmentation at LHC using perturbative QCD and a quark-diquark model, predicting thousands of events annually.

Contribution

It introduces a new fragmentation function for c-quark to Omega_{ccc} baryon within a leading order QCD framework and nonrelativistic quark-diquark model.

Findings

Approximately 3,500 Omega_{ccc} events expected per year at LHC for p_t>5 GeV/c

Provides a theoretical prediction for Omega_{ccc} production rates

Uses a novel combination of perturbative QCD and quark-diquark modeling.

Abstract

In the framework of the leading order of perturbative QCD and the nonrelativistic quark-diquark model of baryons we have obtained fragmentation function for c-quark to split into Omega_{ccc} baryon. It is shown that at LHC one can expect 3.5 10^3 events with Omega_{ccc} at p_t>5 GeV/c and -1<y<1 per year.