Dimuon Production in 800-{GeV} Proton Nucleus Collisions
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
24
Pages
2637-2640
Date Issued
1989
Author(s)
Abstract
A measurement of continuum dimuon production in proton-copper collisions at 800-GeV incident energy is presented. The dimuons observed in this experiment cover the mass range from 6.5 to 18 GeV near y=0 in the proton-nucleon center-of-momentum frame. Scaling forms of the cross section for the continuum are compared with the results of other experiments in the context of the parton model and quantum chromodynamics. The present limitations of such scaling comparisons are discussed. © 1989 The American Physical Society.
Type
journal article