Computations of the production of $B_c$ or ${\overline{B}}_c$ mesons and their excited states $B_c^{*}$ or ${\overline{B}}_c^{*}$ associated with two heavy-quark jets in $Z^0$ decay are presented in detail within the QCD-inspired potential model framework. The results show that the measons $B_c$ and ${\overline{B}}_c$ will soon be accessible experimentally in $Z^0$ decay.

• Received 4 May 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3845