Published November 22, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

A measurement of the inclusive cross section of charged pions at very high transverse momenta

  • 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2. Dortmund Univ. (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Physik
  • 3. Heidelberg Univ. (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Hochenergiephysik
  • 4. Institute of Nuclear Research, Warsaw (Poland)
  • 5. Warsaw Univ. (Poland)

Description

The inclusive cross sections for the production of high transverse momentum π+ and π- mesons in proton-proton interactions have been measured at the highest ISR energy √s = 63 GeV and at a c.m. production angle of 500. The cross sections for π+ and π- mesons are compared as a function of transverse momentum. It is shown that the inclusive cross section of π- mesons decreases faster than the π+ cross section. Particle ratios sigma(πsup(+-))/sigma(charged particles) are presented as a function off transverse momentum. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Nucl. Phys., B
Journal Volume
208
Journal Issue
1
Series
CODEN: NUPBB.;Nucl. Phys., B.
Journal Page Range
1-11
ISSN
0550-3213