Hadronic production of prompt single muons

Conference · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6332789

Barish, B C; Bodek, A; Merritt, K W.B.; Shaevitz, M; Siskind, E; Diamant-Berger, A; Dishaw, J P; Faessler, M; Liu, J; Merritt, F; Wojcicki, S

Results from a prompt single muon search at Fermilab are reported. Prompt l..mu../sup +/ and l..mu../sup -/ production from 400 GeV protons on iron was observed at approximately equal levels. Charm models of DD production predict l..mu../sup -//l..mu../sup +/approx. =0.9, from differences in trigger efficiency. The observed ratio was 1.3 +- 0.3. Total charm cross sections of 20--90 ..mu..b/nucleon were calculated, assuming linear A dependence, for correlated and uncorrelated DD production. Upper limits on diffractive production ..lambda../sub c/-D pairs were set.

• Research Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Ca. 91125
• OSTI ID: 6332789
• Report Number(s): CONF-800724-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 68:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DIFFRACTION MODELS
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