Observation of a dimuon resonance at 9. 5 GeV in 400-GeV proton-nucleus collisions

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.252· OSTI ID:7218462

Herb, S W; Hom, D C; Lederman, L M; Sens, J C; Snyder, H D; Yoh, J K; Appel, J A; Brown, B C; Brown, C N; Innes, W R; Ueno, K; Yamanouchi, T; Ito, A S; Joestlein, H; Kaplan, D M; Kephart, R D

Dimuon production is studied in 400-GeV proton-nucleus collisions. A strong enhancement is observed at 9.5 GeV mass in a sample of 9000 dimuon events with a mass m/sub ..mu../sup +/..mu../sup -// > 5 GeV.

• Research Organization: Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
• OSTI ID: 7218462
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 39:5; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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