Distributions in Transverse Momentum for Deeply Inelastic Hadron Collisions

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Elizabeth Yen · Argonne National Laboratory

Edmond L. Berger · Argonne National Laboratory

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Explanation is given for observed sharp forward peaks in distributions of transverse momentum for hadrons produced in deeply inelastic hadron collisions. Small $Q$-value decay of peripherally produced nucleon resonances is the basic mechanism responsible for peaks in both $\ensuremath{\pi}$ and proton spectra. Implications of this result are discussed.

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High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 24, Issue 12, pp. 695-698

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.24.695

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Distributions in Transverse Momentum for Deeply Inelastic Hadron Collisions

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