Inelastic scattering of high energy muons from nuclear targets

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5019968

Miller, M T

The inelastic cross section of high energy muons from nuclear targets were measured. It was performed using a 10.5 GeV muon beam and a system of multiwire proportional chambers. The energy range was explored and it was found that in most cases muons scatter incoherently from the individual nucleons in the nucleus. However, for a small fraction of the events the nucleons shadow one another resulting in a cross section sigma sub T is approximately sigma sub NA rho where A is the atomic number of the nuclear target. This 'shadowing' effect is attributed to the strongly interacting component of the exchanged virtual photon and its magnitude was found to be in excess of the predictions of current theoretical models.

• Research Organization: Rochester Univ., NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5019968
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645101* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Experimental-- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BEAMS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
ENERGY RANGE
GEV RANGE
GEV RANGE 10-100
INCOHERENT SCATTERING
INELASTIC SCATTERING
LEPTON BEAMS
LEPTON REACTIONS
MUON BEAMS
MUON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
SCATTERING