Abstract
Results on density integrals Fq(Q2) and correlation integrals Kq(Q2) are presented for the first time in muon-nucleon scattering at ∼ 490 GeV, using data from the E665 experiment at the Tevatron of Fermilab. A clear rise of the Fq integrals with decreasing size of the phase-space cells ("intermittency") is observed for pairs and triplets of negative hadrons whereas the effect is much weaker for mixed charge combinations. From these findings it is concluded that the observed intermittency signal is mainly caused by Bose-Einstein interference. Furthermore, no energy (W) dependence of F2(Q2) is observed within the W range of the E665 experiment. Finally, the third-order correlation integrals K3(Q2) are found to be significantly different from zero which implies the presence of genuine three-particle correlations in muon-nucleon interactions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 535-541 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Letters B |
Volume | 335 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 8 1994 |
Funding
We wish to thank all those persons, both at Fcr-milab and at the participating institutions, who have contributed to this experiment. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics Divisions, the Bundesministcrium ftir Forschung und Technologic, and the Polish Committee for Scientific Research.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics