Inclusive Hadronic Production Cross-Sections Measured in 400-GeV Proton - Nucleus Collisions

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1433231· OSTI ID:1433231

Crittenden, James Arthur ^[1]

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1. Columbia U.

This dissertation presents results on the production of hadrons in collisions of 400 GeV/c protons with beryllium, copper, and tungsten nuclei. The data cover the region from 5.2 to 8.0 GeV/c in the transverse momentum of the final state hadron and from 73° to 102° in the production angle $$\theta^*$$. The restriction of the data to high $$x_{\tau}$$ ($$x_{\tau} = 2p_{\tau}/\sqrt{s}$$) enriches the sample with events produced by hard coll is ions of valence quarks. Asymmetries about $$\theta^*$$ = 90° reflect the presence of neutrons in the target nuclei. Measurements of the atomic weight dependence parameter a as a function of production angle are also discussed

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1433231
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-THESIS-1986-03; UMI-86-10751; 235273
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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