Jet production in deep-inelastic muon scattering at 490 GeV

Conference · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10173154

Melanson, H L

Measurements of jet rates in deep-inelastic muon scattering are presented. The JADE algorithm is used to define jets in the kinematic region 9 < W < 33 GeV. Data taken on a proton target are analyzed within the QCD framework, with the goal of extracting {alpha}{sub s}. Results on the Q{sup 2} dependence of the average transverse momentum of jets are used to demonstrate the running of the strong coupling constant {alpha}{sub s}. In addition, first measurements of the production of jets from heavy nuclei in the region x{sub B{sub j}} > 0.001 are discussed. Initial results indicate a suppression in the rate of two forward jets in carbon, calcium and lead as compared to deuterium. All results presented are preliminary.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 10173154
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C--93/165-E; CONF-930363--4; ON: DE93017808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CALCIUM
CARBON
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
DEUTERIUM TARGET
GEV RANGE 100-1000
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYDROGEN 1 TARGET
J CODES
JETS
LEAD
MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PHOTON AND CHARGED-LEPTON INTERACTIONS WITH HADRONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM