Production of Dimuons from High-Energy Polarized Proton Proton Collisions

Jan, 1979
16 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 152 (1979) 109
  • Published: 1979
Report number:
  • OITS-100

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The high-energy process p+p→ μ + + μ − +X for dimuons with large invariant mass is studied in the case that the protons are polarized. In general, the cross section d σ/ d Q 2 d y d Ω is determined by nine structure functions, and several interesting correlations between the polarization direction and the observed cross section are possible. In the Drell-Yan parton model for the process, the structure of the cross section is much simpler: there are six linear relations among the structure functions. An experimental test of these relations would provide a stringent test of the Drell-Yan model.
  • P P: INCLUSIVE REACTION
  • FINAL STATE: DIMUON
  • MUON: HADROPRODUCTION
  • POLARIZED BEAM
  • POLARIZED TARGET
  • INCLUSIVE REACTION: STRUCTURE FUNCTION
  • DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION: ASYMMETRY
  • DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION: MOMENTUM TRANSFER
  • MODEL: PARTON
  • MODEL: DRELL-YAN