Published July 1984
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Journal article
A study of high transverse momentum electrons produced in anti pp collisions at 540 GeV
Creators
- Bagnaia, P.1
- Bonaudi, F.1
- Borghini, M.1
- Buerger, J.1
- Clark, A.G.1
- Darriulat, P.1
- Di Lella, L.1
- Dorsaz, P.A.1
- Engelmann, R.1
- Gildemeister, O.1
- Goessling, C.1
- Hansen, J.R.1
- Harnew, N.1
- Himel, T.1
- Hungerbuehler, V.1
- Jenni, P.1
- Mapelli, L.1
- Onions, C.1
- Plothow-Besch, H.1
- Rothenberg, A.1
- Siegrist, J.L.1
- Stimpfl, G.1
- Swartz, M.1
- Tovey, S.1
- Weidberg, A.R.1
- Zakrzewski, J.A.1
- Banner, M.2
- Bloch, P.2
- Lancon, E.2
- Loucatos, S.2
- Mansoulie2
- Polverel, M.2
- Roussarie, A.2
- Teiger, J.2
- Zaccone, H.2
- Battiston, R.3
- Cenci, P.3
- Mantovani, G.C.3
- Borer, K.4
- Hahn, B.4
- Haenni, H.4
- Mani, P.4
- Schacher, J.4
- Stocker, F.4
- Zeller, W.4
- Chollet, J.C.5
- Fayard, L.5
- Froidevaux, D.5
- Gaillard, J.M.5
- Merkel, B.5
- Parrour, G.5
- Repellin, J.P.5
- Sauvage, G.5
- Conta, C.6, 7
- Fraternali, M.6, 7
- Fumagalli, G.6, 7
- Goggi, V.G.6, 7
- Pastore, F.6, 7
- Rimoldi, A.6, 7
- Vercesi, V.6, 7
- Dines-Hansen, J.8
- Kofoed-Hansen, O.8
- Madsen, B.8
- Moellerud, R.8
- Nilsson, B.8
- Livan, M.9, 6, 1
- Hansen, P.8, 1
- UA2 collaboration
- 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
- 2. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
- 3. Perugia Univ. (Italy). Dipartimento di Fisica
- 4. Bern Univ. (Switzerland). Lab. fuer Hochenergiephysik
- 5. Paris-11 Univ., 91 - Orsay (France). Lab. de l'Accelerateur Lineaire
- 6. Pavia Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica Nucleare
- 7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Pavia (Italy)
- 8. Niels Bohr Inst., Copenhagen (Denmark)
- 9. Pavia Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica Teorica
Description
The production of electrons with very high transverse momentum has been studied in the UA2 experiment at the CERN anti pp collider (√s=540 GeV). From a sample of events containing an electron candidate with psub(T)>15 GeV/c, we extract a clear signal resulting from the production of the charged intermediate vector boson Wsup(+-), which subsequently decays into an electron and a neutrino. We study the W production and decay properties. Furthermore, we refine our results on the production and decay of the neutral vector boson Z0. Finally, we compare the experimental results to the predictions of the standard model of the unified electro-weak theory. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Z. Phys., C
- Journal Volume
- 24
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- CODEN: ZPCFD.;Z. Phys., C.
- Journal Page Range
- 1-17
- ISSN
- 0170-9739
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 15054854
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR CORRELATION; ASYMMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ELECTRON ANTINEUTRINOS; ELECTRONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEV RANGE 100-1000; INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS; INTEGRAL CROSS SECTIONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; JET MODEL; LEPTONIC DECAY; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE WIDTHS; POSITRONS; PROTON-ANTIPROTON INTERACTIONS; RADIATIVE DECAY; REST MASS; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM; WEINBERG ANGLE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTINEUTRINOS; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; CORRELATIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; DATA; DECAY; ELECTRON NEUTRINOS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; HADRON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; LEPTONS; LINEAR MOMENTUM; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEON-ANTINUCLEON INTERACTIO; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE DECAY; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; WEAK INTERACTIONS; WEAK PARTICLE DECAY
Optional Information
- Notes
- With 34 refs.
- Collaborations
- UA2 collaboration.