$B_c$ Mesons Production at Hadron Colliders by Heavy Quark Fragmentation

Abstract

We present a reliable estimate on the production rate of $B_c$ mesons in $1S$ and $2S$ states in the large transverse momentum region at hadronic colliders using heavy quark fragmentation functions derived within the framework of perturbative QCD. We also present the transverse momentum distribution for the $B_c$ mesons. The production rate is large enough for the $B_c$ mesons to be identified at the Tevatron. At the SSC/LHC the rate is so large that their properties can be studied in details.

Comments: 11 pages, RevTex, 3 figures (send upon request), NUHEP-TH-93-19