H1prelim-05-076

Measurement of F2ccbar and F2bbbar at Low Q2 using the H1 Vertex Detector at HERA

Reference Preliminary results expected for DIS2005, Spring 2005
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Contact T. Klimkovich
Abstract Measurements are presented of inclusive charm and beauty cross sections in e^+p collisions at HERA for values of photon virtuality 3.75 < Q^2 < 60 GeV^2 and of the Bjorken scaling variable 0.000197 < x < 0.005. The fraction of events containing charm and beauty quarks is determined using a method based on the impact parameter, in the transverse plane, of tracks to the primary vertex, as measured by the H1 vertex detector. Values for the structure functions F_2^ccbar and F_2^bbbar are obtained. The results are found to be compatible with the predictions of perturbative quantum chromodynamics and with previous measurements of F_2^ccbar.
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