Properties of prompt muons produced by 28-GeV proton interactions

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.18.3145· OSTI ID:6465628

Morse, W M; Lai, K; Larsen, R C; Lee, Y Y; Leipuner, L B; Lowenstein, D I; Grannan, D M; Adair, R K; Kasha, H; Kellogg, R G; Lauterbach, M J; Schmidt, M P

We have measured prompt dimuon production from the interactions of 28.5-GeV protons with nuclear targets. The dimuon differential cross section dsigma/dx and the prompt-muon-to-pion ratio are equal within errors to that found at an incident proton beam energy of 400 GeV. The atomic-number dependence is found to be the same as that of the total proton-nucleon cross section. The dimuon invariant-mass distribution is presented.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
• OSTI ID: 6465628
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 18:9; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BARYON REACTIONS
CARBON
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
GEV RANGE
GEV RANGE 10-100
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HODOSCOPES
INTERACTIONS
IRON
LEPTONS
MASS SPECTRA
METALS
MUONS
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
PAIR PRODUCTION
POLARIZATION
PROTON REACTIONS
REFRACTORY METALS
SPECTRA
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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