Published August 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Meson production in p+U, O+U and S+U interactions at 200 GeV/nucleon

  • 1. LIP, Lisbon (Portugal)
  • 2. Grenoble-1 Univ., 74 - Annecy (France). Lab. de Physique des Particules
  • 3. Clermont-Ferrand-2 Univ., 63 - Aubiere (France). Lab. de Physique Corpusculaire
  • 4. Lyon-1 Univ., 69 - Villeurbanne (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire
  • 5. Ecole Polytechnique, 91 - Palaiseau (France). Lab. de Physique Nucleaire et des Hautes Energies
  • 6. Centro Mixto Valencia Univ./CSIC, Valencia (Spain). IFIC
  • 7. Paris-11 Univ., 91 - Orsay (France). Inst. de Physique Nucleaire
  • 8. Strasbourg-1 Univ., 67 (France). Centre de Recherches Nucleaires
  • 9. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)

Description

Meson production in proton, oxygen and sulphur interactions with uranium targets at 200 GeV/nucleon is studied. We measure the inclusive meson cross-section dσ/dPT2 and its evolution from p+U to S+U. The cross-section fitted with an exponential gives an inverse slope PT0 of the order of 210 MeV/C. As a function of the neutral transverse energy, PT0 values show a slight rise followed by a plateau. The normalized difference (σ+-σ-)/σ- between positive and negative meson cross-sections is found to increase with ET. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Physik. C
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
3
Series
Z. Phys., C.
Journal Page Range
365-371
ISSN
0170-9739
CODEN
ZPCFD

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Collaborations
NA38 Collaboration.