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Title: Open and hidden charm muoproduction. [209 GeV]

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5001744

New results are presented on open and hidden charm and bottom production by 209-GeV muons interacting in a magnetized steel calorimeter. The upper limit on the production of T states by muons is sigma(..mu..N ..-->.. ..mu..UPSILONX)B(UPSILON ..-->.. ..mu mu..) < 22 x 10/sup -39/ cm/sup 2/ (90% confidence level). The distributions of elastically produced psi's are consistent with s-channel helicity conservation (SCHC) and disagree with psi dominance. From analysis of dimuon final states the cross section for diffractive charm muoproduction is 6.9/sub -1.4/sup +1.9/ nb. The structure function F/sub 2/(c anti c) for diffractive charmed-quark pair production is presented. 5 figures, 2 tables.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Lawrence Berkeley Lab.; Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA); Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Joseph Henry Labs.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48; AC02-76CH03000; AC02-76ER03072
OSTI ID:
5001744
Report Number(s):
LBL-11561; FERMILAB-CONF-80/84-exp; COO-3072-116; CONF-800724-40; TRN: 80-018166
Resource Relation:
Conference: 20. international conference on high energy physics, Madison, WI, USA, 17 Jul 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English