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Comment on Direct Lepton Production

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
Recent data on observations of direct leptons produced in proton-proton collisions are analyzed. It is found that the large bulk of the data can be accounted for if the origin of the leptons is a low-mass, approx. (1 to 5) m/sub pi/, vector meson which decays weakly into $mu$$+$$nu$ and e+$nu$ symmetrically. The proposed object is produced and decays with a cross section times branching ratio of 10$sup -3$ of the pion production cross section. (AIP)
Research Organization:
Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-018637
OSTI ID:
4104468
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 35; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English