Model of dimuon production by neutrinos

Journal Article · Mon Feb 23 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 8, pp. 399-402

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.399· OSTI ID:4017369

Sehgal, L M; Zerwas, P M

In an attempt to confirm the charm interpretation of dimuons, an explicit quark-parton model for the production and decay of a new hadron in neutrino interactions has been constructed. The model produces, among other results, a distribution for the muon energy ratio E ($mu$$sup +$)/E ($mu$$sup - $), which is independent of the neutrino spectrum and in remarkable agreement with observations. The model encourages the hope that the study of dimuon characteristics could reveal the charge of the charmed quark and the chirality of the charmed current. (AIP)

• Research Organization: III. Physikalisches Institut, Technische Hochschule, Aachen, West Germany
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-031459
• OSTI ID: 4017369
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 8, pp. 399-402, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett., v. 36, no. 8, pp. 399-402; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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