Estimate of the forward prompt-muon yield in proton-nucleus interactions at 70 GeV

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5238995

Bugorskii, A P; Vovenko, A S; Volkov, A A; Goryachev, V N; Kochetkov, V I; Kurbakov, V I; Mukhin, A I; Sviridov, Y M

Yields of prompt muons in pN interactions are estimated in the range 0.2< or approx. =X< or approx. =0.6 and 0< or =p/sub perpendicular/< or approx. =1 GeV/c. The ..mu../..pi.. ratio decreases with increasing x from (2.78 +- 0.21) x 10/sup -5/ for =0.23 to (3.02 +- 0.23) x 10/sup -6/ for =0.58.

• Research Organization: Institute of High Energy Physics, Serpukhov
• OSTI ID: 5238995
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 30:3; ISSN SJNCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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