DIMUON PRODUCTION BY PIONS AND PROTONS IN IRON AND A SEARCH FOR THE PRODUCTION IN HYDROGEN OF NEW PARTICLES WHICH DECAY INTO MUONS
Conference
·
OSTI ID:932258
Dimuon production cross sections have been measured with a 200 GeV {pi}{sup -} beam and a 240 GeV proton (p) beam. The dimuon mass spectra produced by {pi} and p have essentially the same shape. The dimuon transverse momentum behavior is essentially the same for vector mesons produced by {pi} or by p. For {rho} + {rho} or {upsilon} production the x (Feynman) behavior is approximately independent of the mass of the dimuon produced. The dimuon {pi} production cross section is approximately 6 times greater than that of the p for x > .5. Using a missing mass (M{sub m}) technique, the same pion and proton beams were used to search for the production in hydrogen of new particles which decay with muon emission. Model dependent upper limits (50 to 7000 nanobarns) for the production of such objects with 2.5 < M{sub m} < 7. GeV are given (for charmed meson pair production M{sub m} is the mass of the D{bar D} system).
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 932258
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-76-176-E
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Dimuon production by pions and protons in iron and a search for the production in hydrogen of new particles which decay into muons. [Cross sections, upper limits, 200 and 240 GeV]
Semi-inclusive dimuon production by 15. 0 GeV/c. pi. /sup -/ on protons
Dimuon production by protons in tungsten. [Preliminary results, 400 GeV/c]
Conference
·
Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975
· AIP (Am. Inst. Phys.) Conf. Proc.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:7338779
Semi-inclusive dimuon production by 15. 0 GeV/c. pi. /sup -/ on protons
Thesis/Dissertation
·
Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978
·
OSTI ID:6090066
Dimuon production by protons in tungsten. [Preliminary results, 400 GeV/c]
Conference
·
Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1977
· AIP (Am. Inst. Phys.) Conf. Proc.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:6416960