Inelastic muon-neutron scattering: Charged-hadron multiplicities and prong cross sections

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.17.2847· OSTI ID:7086394

Bunnell, K; Duong-van, M; Mozley, R; Odian, A; Villa, F; Wang, L C; del Papa, C; Dorfan, D; Flatte, S M; Heusch, C A; Lieberman, B; Moss, L; Schalk, T; Seiden, A

Based on approximately 10 000 inelastic muon scatters in a liquid deuterium target, we extract charged-hadron multiplicities and topological cross sections for events off the neutron in a range 0.3 < or = Q/sup 2/ < or = 4.5 GeV/sup 2/, 2.0 < or = W < or = 4.6 GeV. We find no significant changes in the multiplicity or topological fractional cross sections over the Q/sup 2/ range of our experiment. Empirically the average multiplicity off a neutron target is equal to that off a proton target over the Q/sup 2/ and W range of our experiment.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, California
• OSTI ID: 7086394
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 17:11; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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645102* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions &amp; Properties-Experimental-- Weak Interactions &amp; Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
CROSS SECTIONS
DEUTERIUM TARGET
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FUNCTIONS
GAS TRACK DETECTORS
HADRONS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MULTIPLICITY
MUON-NEUTRON INTERACTIONS
MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SCATTERING
SPARK CHAMBERS
STREAMER SPARK CHAMBERS
TARGETS
WAVE FUNCTIONS