Nuclear effects in neutrino induced coherent pion production at K2K and MiniBooNE

The coherent pion production induced by neutrinos in nuclei is studied using a delta hole model in the local density approximation taking into account the renormalization of Delta properties in a nuclear medium. The pion absorption effects are included in an eikonal approximation. These effects give a large reduction in the total cross section. The numerical results for the total cross section are found to be consistent with recent experimental results from the K2K and MiniBooNE Collaborations and other older experiments in the intermediate energy region.     

Evidence for a Soft Nuclear Equation-of-State from Kaon Production in Heavy-Ion Collisions

The production of pions and kaons has been measured in 197Au+197Au collisions at beam energies from 0.6 to 1.5A GeV with the kaon spectrometer at SIS/GSI. The K+ meson multiplicity per nucleon is enhanced in Au+Au collisions by factors up to 6 relative to C+C reactions, whereas the corresponding pion ratio is reduced. The ratio of the K+ meson excitation functions for Au+Au and C+C collisions increases with decreasing beam energy. This behavior is expected for a soft nuclear equation-of-state.     

Cross-section measurements of single pion production in charged current neutrino and antineutrino interactions

All six exclusive single pion production processes from neutrino and antineutrino charged current interactions are studied in the energy range between 3 and 30 GeV. Using a quark model for single pion production from Rein and Sehgal we fitted the aximal mass parameter from total cross sections and compare the results with values from other experiments and the world-averages.     

Charged particle productions at 90° in the center of mass in very high energy proton-proton collisions

The transverse momentum distribution at 90° of pions, protons and antiprotons have been measured at the CERN intersecting storage rings for C.M. energies between 23.2 and 52.7 GeV. In this energy range, the pion and proton distributions are almost energy independent. The antiproton production rises by a factor of two between 23.2 and 52.7 GeV.     

Collective and fractal properties of pion jets in the space of 4-velocities at intermediate energies

Experimental results obtained by studying collective and fractal properties of soft pion jets in the space of relative 4-velocities at intermediate energies are presented. The mean square of the distance between secondary particles and the jet axis is found to be significantly smaller in the case of pion-proton interactions at initial energies of about 3 GeV than in the case of hadron-hadron collisions at similar energies. This reduction leads to a power-law dependence of this quantity on the interaction energy in the energy range between about 2 and 4 GeV, and this makes it possible to estimate the lower boundary of the region where color degrees of freedom manifest themselves in pion-jet production. The cluster dimensions of pion jets in various reactions were obtained for the first time. Fractional values of this dimension may be a manifestation of fractal properties of pion jets. The change in the mean kinetic energy of particles in the jet and the change in the fractal dimension in response to the change in the collision energy is compatible with the assumption that color degrees of freedom come into play in pion-jet production at intermediate energies.

     

玻色─爱因斯坦关联半径和源半径对实验窗口的依赖及它们的差异

研究了１６０ＡＧｅＶＰｂ＋Ｐｂ反应中π源的玻色─爱因斯坦关联半径和源半径（均方根半径）的关系，以及它们对实验窗口的依赖。模型冗源由ＵＲＡＳｉＭＡ生成器产生。研究表明关联半径和源半径不仅数值不等，而且变化行为也不同。     

General features of single-spin asymmetry in inclusive pion production in fixed-target experiments

Physics of Atomic Nuclei - The results of various experiments that measured a single-spin asymmetry in inclusive pion production are analyzed in the energy range between 13 and 200 GeV. The...     

Coincidence cross sections for coherent pion electroproduction on He and H

We have calculated coincidence cross sections for coherent pion electroproduction on ³He and ³H using Faddeev wave functions obtained with the Reid soft-core potential. The four coincidence structure functions, corresponding to unpolarized and polarized transverse, interference and longitudinal terms differ substantially in their energy dependence. Effects of Fermi motion and off-shell ambiguities are more pronounced for virtual than for real photons. The correct treatment of Fermi motion in the production operator decreases the maximum transverse cross section by up to 50% and lowers the peak energy by up to 50 MeV. Ratios of coherent pion production on ³He and ³H differ significantly for the four structure functions. Finally, the theoretical calculations have been compared with existing experimental data on inclusive pion electroproduction.     

Search for unstable heavy and excited leptons at LEP2

Searches for unstable neutral and charged heavy leptons, N and , and for excited states of neutral and charged leptons, , , , and , have been performed in collisions using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP. The data analysed correspond to an integrated luminosity of about 58 pb at a centre-of-mass energy of 183 GeV, and about 10 pb each at 161 GeV and 172 GeV. No evidence for new particles was found. Lower limits on the masses of unstable heavy and excited leptons are derived. From the analysis of charged-current, neutral-current, and photonic decays of singly produced excited leptons, upper limits are determined for the ratio of the coupling to the compositeness scale, , for masses up to the kinematic limit. For excited leptons, the limits are established independently of the relative values of the coupling constants f and . Received: 29 November 1999 / Published online: 6 March 2000     

Higher moments of the pion multiplicity distribution in proton-proton interactions at 12 and 24 GeV/c

Results on higher moments of the pion multiplicity distribution are presented for pp interactions at 12 and 24 GeV/c incident lab momentum. A simple parametrization for the pion multiplicity distribution is established at 12 and 24 GeV/c and is then used to discuss the energy dependence of higher moments in a range from 4 to about 500 GeV/c incident lab momentum.     

High-pT pion production in ππ interactions

Charged pion production in high energy π^-π^- interactions is studied in the p_T region of 1–2 GeV/c. The characteristics of pion production in π^-π^- interactions are compared with those in π^-p and pp interactions. The p_T dependence of pion production in these reactions follows a systematic trend which indicates that high-p_T pion production for ππ interactions as well as for πp and pp interactions proceeds via quark-quark scattering as predicted by QCD.     

Origin of trimuon events in high-energy neutrino interactions

The properties of 76 neutrino-initiated μ^?μ^?μ⁺ events observed in the CDHS detector in the 350 GeV and 400 GeV wide-band beams at the CERN SPS are discussed. For neutrino energies > 30 GeV and muon momenta ? 4.5 GeV, the average trimuon rate is (3.0±0.4)×10^?5 of the single-muon event rate. The data are in agreement with normal charged-current interactions with the additional production of a muon pair by both hadronic and radiative processes. No evidence is found for either heavy-lepton or heavy-quark cascades. Upper limits for these two possibilities are established.     

Experimental determination of the structure function of the pion

It was shown in the preceeding letter that dimuon production by 22 GeV pions proceeds in part through qq? annihilations in agreement with the Drell-Yan model. Using these data we extract the quark distribution function of the pion. Comparison of our structure function with that obtained from data at higher energy reveals differences compatible with the QCD calculations of the Q²-dependence (scale breaking) of the pion structure function.     

Charged Pion Form Factor Determination in the Range of Q^2= 0.6-1.6 （GeV／c）^2

Using the most recent differential cross section data for e-p quasi-elastic scattering, the charged pion formation and its form factor Fπ is calculated in the energy range of 2.4-4 GeV at Q^2 = 0.6-1.6 (GeV/c)^2. The functional dependence of the charged pion form factor to the separated cross section aL is investigated and compared to the previously determined result.     

Strange baryons production and projectile fragmentation in p−A collisions at the AGS

Experiment 910 (E910) has studied proton-nucleus collisions at 12.3 and 17.5 GeV incident energies using a variety of targets. Centrality selection is provided via “grey” track multiplicity which can be statistically related to ν, the number of scatterings of the proton in the target nucleus. Previously published semi-inclusive measurements of Ν production are discussed and preliminary measurements of “leading” Ν production in 17.5 GeV p-Au collisions are presented as a function of ν. The data indicate that the probability for the projectile to fragment into a strange baryon increases significantly with increasing ν for ν≤3; an extrapolation of the E910 data to nucleus-nucleus collisions can reproduce most of the enhancement in Ν production observed in Pb-Pb collisions at 40, 80 and 160 A. GeV. Preliminary measurements of Ξ^? production in 17.5 GeV p-Au collisions show a rapid increase in yield with increasing ν. The data are discussed in the context of the Van Hove fragmentation model. Preliminary proton and pion spectra are presented for 12.3 GeV p-Be collisions. The data show a rapid degradation of outgoing proton momenta with increasing N _grey while only modest changes are observed in the pion fragmentation spectra.     

THE EFFECT OF PION CONDENSATION IN HIGH ENERGY PROTON-NUCLEUS SCATTERING

According to the prediction made by A.B. Migda, a pion condensate should already be present in ordinary finite nuclei, We have studied the effect of pion condensate in high energy proton-nucleus scattering by using the Glauber multiple scattering theory, A calculation has been performed for P-⁴⁰Ca elastic scattering at the incident energy of 1 GeV and compared with the data available. The results strongly indicate that pion condensate does not have an adequate, opportunity to manifest itself in high energy proton-nucleus scattering, at least so for small angle scattering.