Measurement of the Ratio of Sea to Valence Quarks in the Nucleon

Heinrich, J.G. ; Adolphsen, C.E. ; Alexander, J.P. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 63 (1989) 356-359, 1989.
Inspire Record 285060 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20030

The ratio of sea to valence quarks for nucleons in tungsten has been measured for the fractional momentum range 0.04<xN<0.36. The determination is based on the relative production rate of muon pairs by π+ and π− beams on a tungsten target. The results provide the most accurate determination to date of this ratio in the region xN<0.1 and Q2>20 GeV2, and are in good agreement with earlier measurements.

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