Electromagnetic production of trimuons in muon scattering: Bethe-Heitler reactions with muon and heavy-lepton pairs

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.23.75· OSTI ID:6745533

Ganapathi, V; Smith, J

We analyze the Bethe-Heitler production of muon and heavy-lepton pairs using high-energy muon beams on a variety of targets. We give results for coherent production from a nucleus, for incoherent production from individual protons and neutrons, and for deep-inelastic production. Differential distributions are presented for the final leptons and the effects of experimental cuts are considered. This work complements our previous study of trimuon production via muon radiation, Compton radiation, and hadronic final-state interactions.

• Research Organization: Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794
• OSTI ID: 6745533
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 23:1; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645202* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical-- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BETHE-HEITLER THEORY
COHERENT PRODUCTION
CROSS SECTIONS
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HEAVY LEPTONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
MULTIPLE PRODUCTION
MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
MUONS
PAIR PRODUCTION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
POSTULATED PARTICLES
SCATTERING