Hadronization mechanisms (via heavy-flavour hadrons): Experiment

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2308.10202
• Publication Date: 2023-01-01
• Authors: A. Rossi
• Keywords: Hadronization; Flavour; Charm (quantum number)

The formation of hadrons is a fundamental process in nature that can be investigated at particle colliders. Given their large mass, heavy quarks (charm and beauty) are produced only initial hard-scatterings, prior to hadronisation, which determines instead the relative abundances kinematics various heavy-flavour hadron species. As several recent findings demonstrate, with \ee collisions as "vacuum-like" reference one extreme, central AA dense, extended-size system characterised by flow local equilibrium opposite different collision systems offer lever arm exploited probe range species onset hadronisation processes. In these proceedings, selection experimental results related shown for first time Hard Probes 2023 conference presented together some most important ones last years. focus on open-heavy flavour measurements. comparison model predictions connections among \ee, proton--proton, proton--nucleus, nucleus--nucleus discussed.