SEARCH FOR DIRECT PHOTON PRODUCTION IN 200 AND 300 GEV-C PROTON-BERYLLIUM INTERACTIONS

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BALTRUSAITIS, RM [1 ]
BINKLEY, M [1 ]
COX, B [1 ]
KONDO, T [1 ]
MURPHY, CT [1 ]
YANG, W [1 ]
ETTLINGER, L [1 ]
GOODMAN, MS [1 ]
MATTHEWS, JAJ [1 ]
NAGY, J [1 ]
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[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BALTIMORE,MD 21218
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10.1016/0370-2693(79)90489-1
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P1 [天文学];
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A search has been made for direct photon production in pBe interactions at 200 and 300 GeV/c over the kinematic region 1.5 < P⊥ < 4.0 GeV/c and -0.7 < XF < 0 (90° < θcms < 160°). An excess of single photons above that which is predicted from the measured π0 and η0 production is observed. Theratio of γ/π0 production is calculated assuming that the excess arises from direct photon production. We find that this ratio averages 0.070 ± 0.025 (including systematic errors) in this region of XF and P⊥ for our 200 and 300 GeV/c data. We have used our measured value of the η/π0 ratio of 0.47 ± 0.10 in the determination of the γ/π0 ratio. The variation of γ/π0 with XF, P⊥, XR and θcms presented. © 1979.
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