Charm production in neutron-nucleon interactions

Journal Article · Mon Sep 09 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.1172· OSTI ID:5186597

Tzeng, L; McBride, P L; Cooper, P S; Li, Y; Majka, R D; Sandweiss, J; Slaughter, A J; Taft, H D; Teig, L J; Johnson, M E

Hadronic production of charmed particles in association with muons from their semileptonic decay has been observed in a high-resolution streamer-chamber experiment performed at Fermilab. A miss-distance analysis of the pictures gives a signal of 17.3 +- 4.7 events. Depending on the production model this corresponds to a range of neutron-nucleon cross sections from 8 to 50 ..mu..b, assuming an A/sup 2/3/ dependence.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER03075; AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5186597
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 55:11; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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BOSONS
CHARM PARTICLES
CROSS SECTIONS
D MESONS
DECAY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
GAS TRACK DETECTORS
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GEV RANGE 100-1000
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HADRONS
INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
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LEPTONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MESONS
MUONS
NEUTRON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
PROTON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
PROTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SEMILEPTONIC DECAY
SPARK CHAMBERS
STREAMER SPARK CHAMBERS
WEAK PARTICLE DECAY