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Correlations between the production of prompt positrons at low transverse momentum and the associated charged multiplicity

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OSTI ID:5383006
The production of prompt positrons in pp-collisions at ..sqrt..s = 63 GeV and y - 0 has been measured as a function of the associated charged particle multiplicity over the P/sub T/ internal 0.12 < P/sub T/ < 1.0 GeV/c. Preliminary results indicate that the production of positrons is proportional to the square of the mean multiplicity at low P/sub T/ (< 0.4 GeV/c). Such a square dependence is not expected from final state sources such as hadronic bremsstrahlung or hadronic decays. It could however indicate a production mechanism of the soft lepton continuum over an extensive volume during the early stages of the collision.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA). Physics Dept.; European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5383006
Report Number(s):
BNL-38326; CONF-860701-9; ON: DE86014766
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English