We have studied the production of J/ψ and ψ(2S) charmonium mesons in 515 GeV/c π−Be collisions in the Feynman-x range 0.1<xF<0.8. J/ψ mesons were detected via their decay into μ+μ−, and ψ(2S) mesons were studied in both the μ+μ− and J/ψπ+π− decay modes. J/ψ differential cross sections have been measured as functions of xF,pT2, and the cosine of the Gottfried-Jackson decay angle. We measure an inclusive J/ψ cross section of B(J/ψ→μ+μ−)σ(π−Be→J/ψ+X)/A= [9.3±0.1(stat)±1.1(syst)] nb/nucleon for J/ψ xF≳0.1. Our results are compared with those from other experiments performed at lower beam energies. We also measure the differential ψ(2S) cross section as a function of both xF and pT2, and a ψ(2S) inclusive cross section of B(ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π−)σ(π−Be→ψ(2S)+X)/A=[7. 4±1.5(stat)±1.2(syst)] nb/nucleon for ψ(2S) xF≳0.1. The fraction of the inclusive J/ψ yield due to ψ(2S) meson decays is 0.083±0.017(stat) ±0.013(syst), and the observed ratio of ψ(2S) decay rates is B(ψ(2S)→J/ψπ+π−)/B(ψ(2S)→μ+μ−) =30.2±7.2(stat)±6.8(syst). We have searched for production of ‘‘hidden’’ charm resonances decaying into either J/ψπ±,ψ(2S)π±, or J/ψπ+π− systems, and report an upper limit of 3.1 nb/nucleon for the product of branching ratio and cross section for the recently reported enhancement at a J/ψπ+π− mass of 3.836 GeV/c2. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.
Statistical errors only. Normalization uncertainty is 12%.. Theta is the angle between the MU+ and the beam axis in the J/PSI restframe (Gottfried-Jackson decay angle).
Hadroproduction of the Jψ and ψ′ states has been studied in 300-GeV/c proton, antiproton, and π±Li interactions. Both total and differential cross sections in xF and pT have been measured for the Jψ for the π±, proton, and antiproton interactions. The ratio of ψ′ to Jψ production has been determined for the four types of beam particles.
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A detailed study ofJ/ψ hadronic production has been performed in a high statistics experiment (more than 1.5 106J/ψ observed in their dimuon decay mode). Data have been taken with incident π±,K±,p±, on hydrogen and platinum targets, at 150, 200 and 280 GeV/c. We find from the observed nuclear dependance of the cross sections, that about 18% of theJ/ψ are produced diffractively. Using known structure functions of the quarks in the nucleon and in the pion, we derive estimations for the gluon structure functions.
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Results are presented from an experiment with a large acceptance spectrometer that measured the production cross section of high mass muon pairs from the collision of 225 GeV/c hadron beams with a nuclear target including, for the first time, measurements using positive and negative pion beams. Various features of the data, such as the helicity anqle of the muon pairs and the ratio of the cross sections for positive and negative pions provide conclusive evidence for the quark-antiquark annihilation model for the production of muon pairs. This model is then used to determine the momentum distribution for valence quarks in pion. our best fit to the distribution,$\bar{\mu} (x) = (.73 \pm .11) x^{-1/2} [1-x] ^{(1.28 \pm .15)}$ , shows that the pion's structure! is clearly different from the proton's structure.
DATA ON (E/2*PI*PMAX(RF=CM))*D2(SIG)/D(XL)/D(PT)/PT WHERE THE CENTER OF MASS DEFINITION OF THE XL ASSUMED THAT THE TARGET WAS A SINGLE NUCLEON OF MASS 0.938 GEV. Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////SYSTEMATIC ERRORS NOT GIVENFERMI//COULOMBRES-DEF(RES=J/PSI,BACK=UNCORRECTED,DEF=2.7 < M(MU+ MU-) IN GEV < 3.5)).
DATA ON (E/2*PI*PMAX(RF=CM))*D2(SIG)/D(XL)/D(PT)/PT WHERE THE CENTER OF MASS DEFINITION OF THE XL ASSUMED THAT THE TARGET WAS A SINGLE NUCLEON OF MASS 0.938 GEV. Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////SYSTEMATIC ERRORS NOT GIVENFERMI//COULOMBRES-DEF(RES=J/PSI,BACK=UNCORRECTED,DEF=2.7 < M(MU+ MU-) IN GEV < 3.5)).
DATA ON (E/2*PI*PMAX(RF=CM))*D2(SIG)/D(XL)/D(PT)/PT WHERE THE CENTER OF MASS DEFINITION OF THE XL ASSUMED THAT THE TARGET WAS A SINGLE NUCLEON OF MASS 0.938 GEV. Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////SYSTEMATIC ERRORS NOT GIVENFERMI//COULOMBRES-DEF(RES=J/PSI,BACK=UNCORRECTED,DEF=2.7 < M(MU+ MU-) IN GEV < 3.5)).
We present results of a large-acceptance experiment in which muon pairs were observed in the mass range 0.6 to 6.0 GeV/c2. Emphasis is given to features of the production of Jψ and ψ′(3.7) particles. We find [Bσ]ψ′(3.7)[Bσ]Jψ to be 0.007±0.004 for p-C and 0.018±0.007 for π+-C interactions. Comparison with results from e+e− storage rings indicates that both the Jψ and the ψ′(3.7) are produced strongly rather than electromagnetically in our experiment.
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