PRODUCTION OF W-BOSONS IN PROTON-NUCLEUS COLLISIONS

被引:3
作者
AFEK, Y [1 ]
BERLAD, G [1 ]
EILAM, G [1 ]
GLUCK, M [1 ]
REYA, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MAINZ,INST PHYS,D-6500 MAINZ,FED REP GER
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1979年 / 20卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.20.1160
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
It is shown that nuclear effects can cause an enhancement in the cross section for production of W bosons in a proton-nucleus collision. The cross section near threshold is a few orders of magnitude higher than expected from a linear dependence on the atomic number. Encouraging implications for experiments with fixed targets at laboratory energies of 103 GeV and higher are discussed. We also discuss lepton-pair production off nuclei. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1160 / 1163
页数:4
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