Production of neutral strange particles in muon-nucleon scattering at 490 GeV

M. R. Adams, M. Aderholz, S. Aïd, P. L. Anthony, M. D. Baker, J. Bartlett, A. A. Bhatti, H. M. Braun, W. Busza, J. M. Conrad, G. Coutrakon, R. Davisson, I. Derado, S. K. Dhawan, W. Dougherty, T. Dreyer, K. Dziunikowska, V. Eckardt, U. Ecker, M. ErdmannA. Eskreys, J. Figiel, H. J. Gebauer, D. F. Geesaman, R. Gilman, M. C. Green, J. Haas, C. Halliwell, J. Hanlon, D. Hantke, V. W. Hughes, H. E. Jackson, D. E. Jaffe, G. Jancso, D. M. Jansen, K. Kadija, S. Kaufman, R. D. Kennedy, T. Kirk, H. G.E. Kobrak, S. Krzywdzinski, S. Kunori, J. J. Lord, H. J. Lubatti, D. McLeod, S. Magill, P. Malecki, A. Manz, H. Melanson, D. G. Michael, W. Mohr, H. E. Montgomery, J. G. Morfin, R. B. Nickerson, S. O'Day, K. Olkiewicz, L. Osborne, V. Papavassiliou, B. Pawlik, F. M. Pipkin, E. J. Ramberg, A. Röser, J. J. Ryan, C. W. Salgado, A. Salvarani, H. Schellman, M. Schmitt, N. Schmitz, K. P. Schüler, H. J. Seyerlein, A. Skuja, G. A. Snow, S. Söldner-Rembold, P. H. Steinberg, H. E. Stier, P. Stopa, R. A. Swanson, R. Talaga, S. Tentindo-Repond, H. J. Trost, H. Venkataramania, M. Wilhelm, J. Wilkes, R. Wilson, W. Wittek, S. A. Wolbers, T. Zhao

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Abstract

The production of K0, Λ and {Mathematical expression} particles is studied in the E665 muon-nucleon experiment at Fermilab. The average multiplicities and squared transverse momenta are measured as a function of xF and W2. Most features of the data can be well described by the Lund model. Within this model, the data on the K0± ratios and on the average K0 multiplicity in the forward region favor a strangeness suppression factor s/u in the fragmentation process near 0.20. Clear evidence for QCD effects is seen in the average squared transverse momentum of K0 and Λ particles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)539-549
Number of pages11
JournalZeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields
Volume61
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1994

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