1. Measurement of charm production in antineutrino charged-current interactions
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Onengüt, G, Van Dantzig, R, De Jong, M, Konijn, J, Melzer, O, Oldeman, R G C, Pesen, E, Van der Poel, C A F J, Visschers, J L, Güler, M, Köse, U, Serin-Zeyrek, M, Kama, S, Sever, R, Tolun, P, Zeyrek, M T, Catanesi, M G, De Serio, M, Ieva, M, Muciaccia, M T, Radicioni, E, Simone, S, Bülte, A, Winter, Klaus, Van de Vyver, B, Vilain, P, Wilquet, G, Saitta, B, Di Capua, E, Ogawa, S, Shibuya, H, Artamonov, A V, Brunner, J, Chizhov, M, Cussans, D G, Doucet, M, Fabre, Jean-Paul, Hristova, I R, Kawamura, T, Kolev, D, Litmaath, M, Meinhard, H, Panman, J, Papadopoulos, I M, Ricciardi, S, Rozanov, A, Saltzberg, D, Tsenov, R V, Uiterwijk, J W E, Zucchelli, P, Goldberg, J, Chikawa, M, Arik, E, Song, J S, Yoon, C S, Kodama, K, Ushida, N, Aoki, S, Hara, T, Delbar, T, Favart, D, Grégoire, G, Kalinin, S, Makhlyoueva, I V, Gorbunov, P, Khovanskii, V D, Shamanov, V V, Tsukerman, I, Bruski, N, Frekers, D, Rondeshagen, D, Wolff, T, Hoshino, K, Kawada, J, Komatsu, M, Miyanishi, M, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Narita, K, Niu, K, Niwa, K, Nonaka, N, Sato, O, Toshito, T, Buontempo, S, Cocco, A G, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Rosa, G, Di Capua, F, Ereditato, A, Fiorillo, G, Marotta, A, Messina, M, Migliozzi, P, Pistillo, C, Santorelli, R, Scotto-Lavina, L, Strolin, P, Tioukov, V, Nakamura, K, Okusawa, T, Dore, U, FLoverre, P, Ludovici, L, Maslennikov, A L, Righini, P, Rosa, G, Santacesaria, R, Satta, A, Spada, F R, Barbuto, E, Bozza, C, Grella, G, Romano, G, Sirignano, C, Sorrentino, S, Sato, Y, Tezuka, I, Other Research IHEF (IoP, FNWI), UCL - SC/PHYS - Département de physique, Çukurova Üniversitesi, Önengüt, G., van Dantzig, R., de Jong, M., Melzer, O., Oldeman, R. G. C., Pesen, E., Visschers, J. L., Güler, M., Köse, U., Serin Zeyrek, M., Sever, R., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M. T., Catanesi, M. G., De Serio, M., Ieva, M., Muciaccia, M. T., Radicioni, E., Simone, S., Bülte, A., Winter, K., Van de Vyver, B., Vilain, P., Wilquet, G., Saitta, B., Di Capua, E., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Artamonov, A., Chizhov, M., Doucet, M., Hristova, I. R., Kayis Topaksu, A., Kawamura, T., Kolev, D., Meinhard, H., Panman, J., Papadopoulos, I. M., Ricciardi, S., Rozanov, A., Tsenov, R., Uiterwijk, J. W. E., Zucchelli, P., Goldberg, J., Chikawa, M., Arik, E., Song, J. S., Yoon, C. S., Kodama, K., Ushida, N., Aoki, S., Hara, T., Delbar, T., Favart, D., Grégoire, G., Kalinin, S., Makhlioueva, I., Gorbunov, P., Khovansky, V., Shamanov, V., Tsukerman, I., Bruski, N., Frekers, D., Hoshino, K., Kawada, J., Komatsu, M., Miyanishi, M., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Narita, K., Niu, K., Niwa, K., Nonaka, N., Sato, O., Toshito, T., Buontempo, S., Cocco, A. G., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Rosa, G., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Ereditato, A., Fiorillo, Giuliana, Marotta, A., Messina, M., Migliozzi, P., Pistillo, C., Scotto Lavina, L., Strolin, P., Tioukov, V., Nakamura, K., Okusawa, T., Dore, U., Loverre, P. F., Ludovici, L., Righini, P., Rosa, G., Santacesaria, R., Satta, A., Spada, F. R., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Grella, G., Romano, G., Sirignano, C., Sorrentino, S., Sato, Y., Tezuka, I., G., Onengut, R. v., Dantzig, M. d., Jong, O., Melzer, R. G., C., E., Pesen, J. L., Visscher, M., Guler, U., Kose, M., Serin Zeyrek, R., Sever, P., Tolun, M. T., Zeyrek, M. G., Catanesi, M. D., Serio, M., Ieva, M. T., Muciaccia, E., Radicioni, S., Simone, A., Bulte, K., Winter, B. V., De, P., Vilain, G., Wilquet, B., Saitta, E. D., Capua, S., Ogawa, H., Shibuya, A., Artamonov, M., Chizhov, M., Doucet, I. R., Hristova, A., Kayis Topaksu, T., Kawamura, D., Kolev, H., Meinhard, J., Panman, I. M., Papadopoulo, S., Ricciardi, A., Rozanov, R., Tsenov, J. W., E., P., Zucchelli, J., Goldberg, M., Chikawa, J. S., Song, C. S., Yoon, K., Kodama, N., Ushida, S., Aoki, T., Hara, T., Delbar, D., Favart, G., Gregoire, S., Kalinin, I., Makhlioueva, P., Gorbunov, V., Khovansky, V., Shamanov, I., Tsukerman, N., Bruski, D., Freker, K., Hoshino, J., Kawada, M., Komatsu, M., Miyanishi, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, K., Narita, K., Niu, K., Niwa, N., Nonaka, O., Sato, T., Toshito, S., Buontempo, A. G., Cocco, N., D'Ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DE ROSA, Gianfranca, A., Ereditato, A., Marotta, M., Messina, P., Migliozzi, C., Pistillo, L. S., Lavina, P., Strolin, V., Tioukov, K., Nakamura, T., Okusawa, U., Dore, P. F., Loverre, L., Ludovici, P., Righini, G., Rosa, R., Santacesaria, A., Satta, F. R., Spada, E., Barbuto, C., Bozza, G., Grella, G., Romano, C., Sirignano, S., Sorrentino, Y., Sato, and I., Tezuka
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Physics ,NEUTRINO INTERACTIONS ,CHORUS EXPERIMENT ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Particle physics ,Muon ,Large Hadron Collider ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,Charge (physics) ,BEAMS ,EVENTS ,Nuclear physics ,OPPOSITE-SIGN DIMUONS ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Production (computer science) ,Charm (quantum number) ,Neutrino ,Nuclear Experiment ,Particle Physics - Experiment ,Charged current ,Beam (structure) - Abstract
During the years 1994-1997, the emulsion target of the CHORUS detector was exposed to the wide-band neutrino beam of the CERN SPS collecting about 10 6 neutrino interactions. A measurement of ?¯µ-induced charm production is performed by using the presence of a 5% ?¯µ component in the ?µ beam. The measurement takes advantage of the capability to observe the decay topology in the emulsion. The analysis is based on a sample of charged-current interactions with at least one identified muon. About 100000 were located in the emulsion target and fully reconstructed. By requiring a positive muon charge as determined by the CHORUS muon spectrometer, 32?¯µ-induced charm events were observed with an estimated background of 3.2 events. At an average antineutrino energy in the neutrino beam of 18 GeV, the charm production rate induced by antineutrinos is measured to be ?(?¯µN›µ+c¯X)/?(?¯µN›µ+X) =(5.0-0.9+1.4(stat)±0.7(syst))%. The ratio between neutral and charged charm production rates in this process is (2.6-1.0+1.7(stat)±0.8(syst)). The charm production rate as a function of the antineutrino energy is found to be in good agreement with previous results derived from di-lepton data. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan Grant Foundation: KRF-2003-005-C00014 Israel Science Foundation: 328/94 CERN Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter Korean Foundation for Cancer Research We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the neutrino-beam staff and of the numerous technical collaborators who contributed to the detector construction, operation, emulsion pouring, development, and scanning. The experiment was made possible by grants from the Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires and the Interuniversitair Instituut voor Kernwetenschappen (Belgium); the Israel Science Foundation (Grant 328/94) and the Technion Vice President Fund for the Promotion of Research (Israel); CERN (Geneva, Switzerland); the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany); the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Moscow, Russia); the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy); the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan); Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2003-005-C00014) (Republic of Korea); the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter FOM and the National Scientific Research Organization NWO (The Netherlands); and the Scientific, and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Turkey). We gratefully acknowledge their support.
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