Observation of a Dimuon Resonance at 9.5 GeV in 400-GeV Proton-Nucleus Collisions

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S. W. Herb · Columbia University

D. C. Hom · Columbia University

Leon M. Lederman · Columbia University

J.C. Sens · Columbia University

H. D. Snyder · Columbia University

J. K. Yoh · Columbia University

J. A. Appel · Columbia University

Abstract

Dimuon production is studied in 400-GeV proton-nucleus collisions. A strong enhancement is observed at 9.5 GeV mass in a sample of 9000 dimuon events with a mass ${m}_{{\ensuremath{\mu}}^{+}{\ensuremath{\mu}}^{\ensuremath{-}}}>5$ GeV.

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Muon and positron interactions and applications High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Particle accelerators and beam dynamics

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 39, Issue 5, pp. 252-255

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.39.252

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 234.55

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Observation of a Dimuon Resonance at 9.5 GeV in 400-GeV Proton-Nucleus Collisions

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