High-energy Photoproduction of Large Transverse Momentum π0\pi^0 Mesons: A Quantitative Test of {QCD}

Collaboration
Jan, 1986
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 168 (1986) 163-169
  • Published: 1986
Report number:
  • LAL-86-01,
  • CERN-EP-86-08
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The first results on inclusive photoproduction of π 0 at transverse momenta up to 4 GeV/ c , using incident γ energies between 50 and 150 GeV are presented. A comparison is made with inclusive π 0 production obtained, in the same experiment, with incident π − . Using the π − data to parametrize the hadronic behaviour of the photon, significant differences are observed in quantitative agreement with QCD Compton scattering and corrections thereof.
  • PHOTON P: INCLUSIVE REACTION
  • PI- P: INCLUSIVE REACTION
  • PI0: PHOTOPRODUCTION
  • PHOTOPRODUCTION: PI0
  • PI0: HADROPRODUCTION
  • HADROPRODUCTION: PI0
  • TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM: HIGH
  • PHOTON: TAGGED BEAM
  • TAGGED BEAM: PHOTON
  • QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS: PERTURBATION THEORY