Multiplicity of charged and neutral pions in deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen

Airapetian, A. et al. (2001) Multiplicity of charged and neutral pions in deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen. European Physical Journal C, 21(4), 599 -606. (doi: 10.1007/s100520100765)

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Abstract

Measurements of the individual multiplicities of pi /sup +/, pi /sup -/ and pi /sup 0/ produced in the deep-inelastic scattering of 27.5 GeV positrons on hydrogen are presented. The average charged pion multiplicity is the same as for neutral pions, up to z approximately= 0.7, where z is the fraction of the energy transferred in the scattering process carried by the pion. This result (below z approximately= 0.7) is consistent with isospin invariance. The total energy fraction associated with charged and neutral pions is 0.51 +or- 0.01(stat.) +or- 0.08 (syst.) and 0.26 +or- 0.01(stat.) +or- 0.04(syst.), respectively. For fixed z, the measured multiplicities depend on both the negative squared four momentum transfer Q/sup 2/ and the Bjorken variable x. The observed dependence on Q/sup 2/ agrees qualitatively with the expected behaviour based on NLO-QCD evolution, while the dependence on x is consistent with that of previous data after corrections have been made for the expected Q/sup 2/-dependence.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Kaiser, Professor Ralf and Nowak, Dr Wolf-Dieter
Authors: Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akopov, Z., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E.C., Avakian, H., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Avetissian, E., Bailey, P., Bains, B., Baumgarten, C., Beckmann, M., Belostotski, S., Bernreuther, S., Bianchi, N., Bottcher, H., Borissov, A., Bouwhuis, M., Brack, J., Brauksiepe, S., Braun, B., Bruckner, W., Brull, A., Budz, P., Bulten, H.J., Capitani, G.P., Carter, P., Chumney, P., Cisbani, E., Court, G.R., Dalpiaz, P.F., De Leo, R., De Nardo, L., De Sanctis, E., De Schepper, D., Devitsin, E., Witt Huberts, P.K.A., Di Nezza, P., Djordjadze, V., Duren, M., Dvoredsky, A., Elbakian, G., Ely, J., Fantoni, A., Fechtchenko, A., Ferro-Luzzi, M., Duren, M., Dvoredsky, A., Elbakian, G., Ely, J., Fantoni, A., Fechtchenko, A., Ferro-Luzzi, M., Fiedler, K., Filippone, B.W., Fischer, H., Fox, B., Franz, J., Frullani, S., Garber, Y., Garibaldi, F., Garutti, E., Gavrilov, G., Gharibyan, V., Golendukhin, A., Graw, G., Grebeniouk, O., Green, P.W., Greeniaus, L.G., Gute, A., Haeberli, W., Hartig, M., Hasch, D., Heesbeen, D., Heinsius, F.H., Henoch, M., Hertenberger, R., Hesselink, W.H.A., Hoffmann-Rothe, P., Hofman, G., Holler, Y., Holt, R.J., Hommez, B., Hoprich, W., Iarygi, G., Ihssen, H., Iodice, M., Iotov, A., Jackson, H.E., Kaiser, R., Kanesaka, J., Kinney, E., Kisselev, A., Kitching, P., Kobayashi, H., Koch, N., Konigsmann, K., Kolster, H., Korotkov, V., Kotik, E., Kozlov, V., Krivokhijine, V.G., Kyle, G., Lagamba, L., Laziev, A., Lenisa, P., Lindemann, T., Lorenzon, W., Makins, N.C.R., Martin, J.W., Marukyan, H., Masoli, F., McAndrew, M., McIlhany, K., Mckeown, R.D., Meissner, F., Menden, F., Metz, A., Meyners, N., Mikloukho, O., Miller, C.A., Milner, R., Muccifora, V., Mussa, R., Nagaitsev, A., Nappi, E., Naryshkin, Y., Nass, A., Nowak, W.D., O'Neill, T.G., Openshaw, R., Ouyang, J., Owen, B.R., Pate, S.F., Potashov, S., Potterveld, D.H., Rakness, G., Redwine, R., Reggiani, D., Reolon, A.R., Ristinen, R., Rith, K., Robinson, D., Rostomyan, A., Ruh, M., Ryckbosch, D., Sakemi, Y., Sato, F., Savin, I., Scarlett, C., Schafer, A., Schill, C., SChmidt, F., Schmitt, M., Schnell, G., Schuler, K.P., Schwind, A., Seibert, J., Shibata, T.A., Shin, T., Shutov, V., Simani, M.C., Simon, A., Sinram, K., Steffens, E., Steijger, J.J.M., Stewart, J., Shin, T., Shutov, V., Simani, M.C., Simon, A., Sinram, K., Steffens, E., Steijger, J.J.M., Stewart, J., Stosslein, U., Suetsugu, K., Sutter, M., Tallini, H., Taroian, S., Terkulov, A., Tessarin, S., Thomas, E., Tipton, B., Tytgat, M., Urciuoli, G.M., van den Brand, J.F.J., van der Steenhoven, G., van der Vyver, R., van Hunen, J.J., Vetterli, M.C., Vikhrov, V., Vincter, M.G., Visser, J., Volk, E., Weiskopf, C., Wendland, J., Wilbert, J., Wise, T., Woller, K., Yoneyama, S., and Zohrabian, H.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:European Physical Journal C
Publisher:Springer-Verlag
ISSN:1434-6044
ISSN (Online):1434-6052

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