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Production ofWbosons in proton-nucleus collisions
Y. AfekM. GlückGad EilamE. ReyaG. Berladsubject
PhysicsParticle physicsProtonNuclear TheoryCollisionNuclear physicsCross section (physics)medicine.anatomical_structureOrders of magnitude (time)medicineProduction (computer science)Atomic numberNuclear ExperimentNucleusBosondescription
It is shown that nuclear effects can cause an enhancement in the cross section for production of $W$ bosons in a proton-nucleus collision. The cross section near threshold is a few orders of magnitude higher than expected from a linear dependence on the atomic number. Encouraging implications for experiments with fixed targets at laboratory energies of ${10}^{3}$ GeV and higher are discussed. We also discuss lepton-pair production off nuclei.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-01 | Physical Review D |