Abstract
From a sample of 20 072 dimuon final states, a first determination of the structure function F2(cc̄) for diffractive charmed-quark pair production by 209-GeV muons is obtained. F2(cc̄) has a ν dependence similar to that of the photon-gluon fusion model, but its Q2 dependence peaks at lower Q2. Diffractive charm production accounts for ∼13 of the scale noninvariance observed in muon-nucleon scattering at low values of the Bjorken x variable, xB.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1465-1468 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1980 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy