M. Erdmann, Investigation of quark-antiquark interaction properties using leading particle measurements in e(+)e(-) annihilation, PHYS LETT B, 510(1-4), 2001, pp. 29-35
Measurements of heavy quark production in electron-positron collisions are
used to analyse the strong interactions between quarks and antiquarks. A sc
aling behaviour is observed in distributions of the rapidity change of D*,
B*, and B mesons. From these distributions information is obtained on the h
adron formation time, effective quark masses, and the potential between qua
rk-antiquark pairs. Predictions for fragmentation functions are presented.
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