ELECTROMAGNETIC PRODUCTION OF TRIMUONS IN DEEP-INELASTIC MUON SCATTERING .2. HADRONIC-FINAL-STATE INTERACTIONS

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作者
GANAPATHI, V [1 ]
SMITH, J [1 ]
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[1] CERN,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1979年 / 20卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.20.2213
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We convert a hadronic neutrino-interaction trimuon model into a model for trimuon production by muon beams. This process is assumed to proceed in two independent steps: the initial electromagnetic production of a hadronic shower and its subsequent decay into μ+μ-X by hadronic-final-state interactions. Event rates are calculated and we also give results for relevant distributions. The experimental determination of a rate for trimuon production in muon beams would be very useful because it would permit a cross check between neutrino and muon physics. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2213 / 2219
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