Production of muon pairs by 150-GeV/c π+ and protons

K. J. Anderson; G. G. Henry; K. T. McDonald; J. E. Pilcher; E. I. Rosenberg; J. G. Branson; G. H. Sanders; A. J.S. Smith; J. J. Thaler

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.237

Production of muon pairs by 150-GeV/c π+ and protons

K. J. Anderson, G. G. Henry, K. T. McDonald, J. E. Pilcher, E. I. Rosenberg, J. G. Branson, G. H. Sanders, A. J.S. Smith, J. J. Thaler

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We have measured the cross section for μ+μ- production in the reactions (π+, <FOR VERIFICATION>p)+Be→μ++μ-+X, at an incident momentum of 150 GeV/c. This Letter covers the pairs with masses above 2 GeV/c2, in which region the signal is dominated by production of the J(3.1). No events with μ-pair mass >4.1 GeV/c2 were seen, although the experiment is sensitive up to 12 GeV/c2.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	237-240
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	36
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.237
State	Published - 1976
Externally published	Yes

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