Jet production in deep-inelastic muon scattering at 490 GeV

Conference · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:7368608

Melanson, H L

Measurements of jet rates in deep-inelastic muon scattering are presented. The JADE algorithm is used to define jets in the kinematic region 9 < W < 33 GeV. Data taken on a proton target are analyzed within the QCD framework, with the goal of extracting [alpha][sub s]. Results on the Q[sup 2] dependence of the average transverse momentum of jets are used to demonstrate the running of the strong coupling constant [alpha][sub s]. In addition, first measurements of the production of jets from heavy nuclei in the region x[sub B[sub j]] > 0.001 are discussed. Initial results indicate a suppression in the rate of two forward jets in carbon, calcium and lead as compared to deuterium. All results presented are preliminary.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 7368608
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-93/165-E; CONF-930363--4; ON: DE93017808
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON
COMPUTER CODES
DEEP INELASTIC SCATTERING
DEUTERIUM TARGET
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FIELD THEORIES
GEV RANGE
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INTERACTIONS
J CODES
JETS
LEAD
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
METALS
MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
SCATTERING
TARGETS
TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM