Inclusive $\pi^0$ Production in 250-{GeV}/$c \pi^- p$ Interactions

Diamond, R.N. ; Hagopian, S. ; Hays, P.J. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 25 (1982) 41, 1982.
Inspire Record 11137 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.23973

Neutral-pion production in 250-GeV/c π−p interactions are studied using the Fermilab 15-ft bubble chamber. The mean number of neutral pions produced is 3.54±0.15 per inelastic collision and a fit to a linear dependence on the charged multiplicity gives 〈n0〉=1.30+0.56n−. The π0 transverse- and longitudinal-momentum distributions are obtained from the inclusive γ-ray data and compared with the distribution obtained from those π0's which have both decay γ rays converting in the bubble chamber.

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PI0 MEAN MULTIPLICITY IS OBTAINED FROM SIG(PI0,BACKGROUND CORRECTED)=70.8+-8.3 MB. THE NON-CORRECTED BACKGROUD SIG(PI0)=75.7+-3.2 MB AND < PI0 >=3.54+-0.15.