Low mass dimuon production in proton and ion induced interactions at the SPS

M. C. Abreu; B. Alessandro; C. Alexa; R. Arnaldi; J. Astruc; M. Atayan; C. Baglin; A. Baldisseri; A. Baldit; M. Bedjidian; F. Bellaiche; S. Beolè; V. Boldea; P. Bordalo; A. Bussière; V. Capony; L. Casagrande; J. Castor; T. Chambon; B. Chaurand; I. Chevrot; B. Cheynis; E. Chiavassa; C. Cicalò; M. P. Comets; N. Constans; S. Constantinescu; D. Contardo; A. De Falco; G. Dellacasa; N. De Marco; E. Descroix; A. Devaux; S. Dita; O. Drapier; B. Espagnon; J. Fargeix; R. Ferreira; S. N. Filippov; F. Fleuret; P. Force; M. Gallio; Y. K. Gavrilov; C. Gerschel; P. Giubellino; M. B. Golubeva; M. Gonin; P. Gorodetzky; A. A. Grigorian; J. Y. Grossiord; F. F. Guber; A. Guichard; J. P. Guillaud; H. Gulkanyan; R. Hakobyan; R. Haroutunian; M. Idzik; D. Jouan; T. L. Karavitcheva; L. Kluberg; R. Kossakowski; A. B. Kurepin; Y. Le Bornec; P. Liaud; C. Lourenço; M. Mac Cormick; P. Macciotta; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M. Masera; A. Masoni; S. Mehrabyan; M. Monteno; S. Mourgues; A. Musso; F. Ohlsson-Malek; P. Petiau; A. Piccotti; J. R. Pizzi; F. Prino; G. Puddu; C. Quintans; C. Racca; L. Ramello; S. Ramos; P. Rato-Mendes; L. Riccati; A. Romana; B. Ronceux; I. Ropotar; P. Saturnini; E. Scomparin; S. Serci; R. Shahoyan; S. Silva; M. Sitta; C. Soave; P. Sonderegger; F. Staley; X. Tarrago; N. S. Topilskaya; G. L. Usai; J. Varela; E. Vercellin; N. Willis

doi:10.1007/s100520000288

Low mass dimuon production in proton and ion induced interactions at the SPS

M. C. Abreu
, B. Alessandro
, C. Alexa
, R. Arnaldi
, J. Astruc
, M. Atayan
, C. Baglin
, A. Baldisseri
, A. Baldit
, M. Bedjidian
, F. Bellaiche
, S. Beolè
, V. Boldea
, P. Bordalo
, A. Bussière
, V. Capony
, L. Casagrande
, J. Castor
, T. Chambon
, B. Chaurand

I. Chevrot, B. Cheynis, E. Chiavassa, C. Cicalò, M. P. Comets, N. Constans, S. Constantinescu, D. Contardo, A. De Falco, G. Dellacasa, N. De Marco, E. Descroix, A. Devaux, S. Dita, O. Drapier, B. Espagnon, J. Fargeix, R. Ferreira, S. N. Filippov, F. Fleuret, P. Force, M. Gallio, Y. K. Gavrilov, C. Gerschel, P. Giubellino, M. B. Golubeva, M. Gonin, P. Gorodetzky, A. A. Grigorian, J. Y. Grossiord, F. F. Guber, A. Guichard, J. P. Guillaud, H. Gulkanyan, R. Hakobyan, R. Haroutunian, M. Idzik, D. Jouan, T. L. Karavitcheva, L. Kluberg, R. Kossakowski, A. B. Kurepin, Y. Le Bornec, P. Liaud, C. Lourenço, M. Mac Cormick, P. Macciotta, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. Masera, A. Masoni, S. Mehrabyan, M. Monteno, S. Mourgues, A. Musso, F. Ohlsson-Malek, P. Petiau, A. Piccotti, J. R. Pizzi, F. Prino, G. Puddu, C. Quintans, C. Racca, L. Ramello, S. Ramos, P. Rato-Mendes, L. Riccati, A. Romana, B. Ronceux, I. Ropotar, P. Saturnini, E. Scomparin, S. Serci, R. Shahoyan, S. Silva, M. Sitta, C. Soave, P. Sonderegger, F. Staley, X. Tarrago, N. S. Topilskaya, G. L. Usai, J. Varela, E. Vercellin, N. Willis

Lisboa
Universidade do Algarve
University of Turin
IFA
Université Paris-Saclay
Yerevan Physics Institute
Université Paris-Sud
Université Blaise Pascal
IGFL, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1
Instituto Superior Técnico
Universitá di Cagliari
Laboratory of Molecular Pathology
Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Centre de Recherches Nucléaires
Collège de France
Agh University of Science and Technology Faculty of Computer Science
European Organization for Nuclear Research
LTHE (UMR 5564 CNRS/IRD/Université de Grenoble)

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Abstract

The low mass dimuon spectra collected in p-U collisions by the NA38 experiment significantly exceeds the total cross section expected from previous analysis, done by other experiments. The 'excess' events have a harder p_T distribution than the muon pairs from η and ω Dalitz decays, expected to dominate the mass window 0.4-0.65 GeV/c². We conjecture that the excess events may be due to qq̄ annihilations, negligible at low p_T but made visible by the m_T cut applied in the NA38 data. Taking this assump_Tion to parametrise the p-U spectra, we proceed with the corresponding analysis of the S-Cu, S-U and Pb-Pb data, collected by the NA38 and NA50 experiments, comparing the measured low mass dimuon spectra with the 'expected cocktail'.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-78
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000288
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000

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Abreu, M. C., Alessandro, B., Alexa, C., Arnaldi, R., Astruc, J., Atayan, M., Baglin, C., Baldisseri, A., Baldit, A., Bedjidian, M., Bellaiche, F., Beolè, S., Boldea, V., Bordalo, P., Bussière, A., Capony, V., Casagrande, L., Castor, J., Chambon, T., ... Willis, N. (2000). Low mass dimuon production in proton and ion induced interactions at the SPS. European Physical Journal C, 13(1), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000288

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T1 - Low mass dimuon production in proton and ion induced interactions at the SPS

AU - Abreu, M. C.

AU - Alessandro, B.

AU - Alexa, C.

AU - Arnaldi, R.

AU - Astruc, J.

AU - Atayan, M.

AU - Baglin, C.

AU - Baldisseri, A.

AU - Baldit, A.

AU - Bedjidian, M.

AU - Bellaiche, F.

AU - Beolè, S.

AU - Boldea, V.

AU - Bordalo, P.

AU - Bussière, A.

AU - Capony, V.

AU - Casagrande, L.

AU - Castor, J.

AU - Chambon, T.

AU - Chaurand, B.

AU - Chevrot, I.

AU - Cheynis, B.

AU - Chiavassa, E.

AU - Cicalò, C.

AU - Comets, M. P.

AU - Constans, N.

AU - Constantinescu, S.

AU - Contardo, D.

AU - De Falco, A.

AU - Dellacasa, G.

AU - De Marco, N.

AU - Descroix, E.

AU - Devaux, A.

AU - Dita, S.

AU - Drapier, O.

AU - Espagnon, B.

AU - Fargeix, J.

AU - Ferreira, R.

AU - Filippov, S. N.

AU - Fleuret, F.

AU - Force, P.

AU - Gallio, M.

AU - Gavrilov, Y. K.

AU - Gerschel, C.

AU - Giubellino, P.

AU - Golubeva, M. B.

AU - Gonin, M.

AU - Gorodetzky, P.

AU - Grigorian, A. A.

AU - Grossiord, J. Y.

AU - Guber, F. F.

AU - Guichard, A.

AU - Guillaud, J. P.

AU - Gulkanyan, H.

AU - Hakobyan, R.

AU - Haroutunian, R.

AU - Idzik, M.

AU - Jouan, D.

AU - Karavitcheva, T. L.

AU - Kluberg, L.

AU - Kossakowski, R.

AU - Kurepin, A. B.

AU - Le Bornec, Y.

AU - Liaud, P.

AU - Lourenço, C.

AU - Mac Cormick, M.

AU - Macciotta, P.

AU - Marzari-Chiesa, A.

AU - Masera, M.

AU - Masoni, A.

AU - Mehrabyan, S.

AU - Monteno, M.

AU - Mourgues, S.

AU - Musso, A.

AU - Ohlsson-Malek, F.

AU - Petiau, P.

AU - Piccotti, A.

AU - Pizzi, J. R.

AU - Prino, F.

AU - Puddu, G.

AU - Quintans, C.

AU - Racca, C.

AU - Ramello, L.

AU - Ramos, S.

AU - Rato-Mendes, P.

AU - Riccati, L.

AU - Romana, A.

AU - Ronceux, B.

AU - Ropotar, I.

AU - Saturnini, P.

AU - Scomparin, E.

AU - Serci, S.

AU - Shahoyan, R.

AU - Silva, S.

AU - Sitta, M.

AU - Soave, C.

AU - Sonderegger, P.

AU - Staley, F.

AU - Tarrago, X.

AU - Topilskaya, N. S.

AU - Usai, G. L.

AU - Varela, J.

AU - Vercellin, E.

AU - Willis, N.

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N2 - The low mass dimuon spectra collected in p-U collisions by the NA38 experiment significantly exceeds the total cross section expected from previous analysis, done by other experiments. The 'excess' events have a harder pT distribution than the muon pairs from η and ω Dalitz decays, expected to dominate the mass window 0.4-0.65 GeV/c2. We conjecture that the excess events may be due to qq̄ annihilations, negligible at low pT but made visible by the mT cut applied in the NA38 data. Taking this assumpTion to parametrise the p-U spectra, we proceed with the corresponding analysis of the S-Cu, S-U and Pb-Pb data, collected by the NA38 and NA50 experiments, comparing the measured low mass dimuon spectra with the 'expected cocktail'.

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DO - 10.1007/s100520000288

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JO - European Physical Journal C

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ER -

Low mass dimuon production in proton and ion induced interactions at the SPS

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