Atomic number dependence of hadron production at large transverse momentum in 300 GeV proton--nucleus collisions

Conference · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:4260617

Cronin, J W; Frisch, H J; Shochet, M J; Boymond, J P; Mermod, R; Piroue, P A; Sumner, R L

In an experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory we have compared the production of large transverse momentum hadrons from targets of W, Ti, and Be bombarded by 300 GeV protons. The hadron yields were measured at 90{sup o} in the proton-nucleon c.m. system with a magnetic spectrometer equipped with 2 Cerenkov counters and a hadron calorimeter. The production cross-sections have a dependence on the atomic number A that grows with P{sub perpendicular}, eventually leveling off proportional to A{sup1.1}.

• Research Organization: Chicago Univ., Ill. (USA). Enrico Fermi Inst.; Princeton Univ., N.J. (USA). Joseph Henry Labs.
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-3072
• NSA Number: NSA-30-025280
• OSTI ID: 4260617
• Report Number(s): COO-3072-29; CONF-740713-18
• Resource Relation: Conference: 17. international conference on high-energy physics, London, UK, 1 Jul 1974; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-74
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

N64130* -Physics (High Energy)-Particle Interactions & Properties (Experimental)-Strong (Baryon-induced)
*BERYLLIUM 9- PROTON REACTIONS
*HADRONS- PARTICLE PRODUCTION
*PROTON REACTIONS
*TITANIUM- PROTON REACTIONS
*TUNGSTEN- PROTON REACTIONS
ATOMIC NUMBER
CROSS SECTIONS
GEV RANGE
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD