Atomic-mass dependence of the transverse-momentum distribution of massive muon pairs from 225-GeV/c. pi. /sup -/-nucleus collisions
Journal Article
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· Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
We have measured the atomic-mass dependence of the P/sub T/ distribution of massive muon pairs produced in 225-GeV/c ..pi../sup -/-nucleus collisions at Fermilab. We find that
is consistent with being independent of the atomic mass A, with the value of 1.69 +- 0.10 (GeV/c)/sup 2/ for muon pairs of mass between 4.0 and 8.5 GeV/c/sup 2/. When the dependence of
on A is parametrized as
= a+bA/sup 1/3/, we find that b = -0.079 +- 0.073 (GeV/c)/sup 2/ which corresponds to an upper limit of 0.015 (GeV/c)/sup 2/ at the 90% confidence level.
- Research Organization:
- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
- OSTI ID:
- 6740092
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 53:1; ISSN PRLTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
COPPER
DRELL MODEL
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GEV RANGE
GEV RANGE 100-1000
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
MASS
MESON REACTIONS
MESON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
MESON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
METALS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PAIR PRODUCTION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PION MINUS REACTIONS
PION REACTIONS
PION-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
TIN
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
TUNGSTEN
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
COPPER
DRELL MODEL
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GEV RANGE
GEV RANGE 100-1000
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
MASS
MESON REACTIONS
MESON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
MESON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
METALS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PAIR PRODUCTION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PION MINUS REACTIONS
PION REACTIONS
PION-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
TIN
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
TUNGSTEN