STUDY OF THE ISOSPIN SYMMETRY-BREAKING IN THE LIGHT-QUARK SEA OF THE NUCLEON FROM THE DRELL-YAN PROCESS

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BALDIT, A
BARRIERE, C
CASTOR, J
CHAMBON, T
DEVAUX, A
ESPAGNON, B
FARGEIX, J
FORCE, P
LANDAUD, G
SATURNINI, P
VAZEILLE, F
SONDEREGGER, P
ABREU, MC
BORDALO, P
FERREIRA, R
LOURENCO, C
RAMOS, S
SILVA, S
VARELA, J
GERSCHEL, C
JOUAN, D
TARRAGO, X
CHAURAND, B
KLUBERG, L
ROMANA, A
GORODETZKY, P
LAZIC, D
MAZINI, R
RACCA, C
ALESSANDRO, B
CHIAVASSA, E
DELLACASA, G
GALLIO, M
GIUBELLINO, P
GUAITA, P
MARZARICHIESA, A
MASERA, M
MONTENO, M
MUSSO, A
RAMELLO, L
RICCATI, L
SCOMPARIN, E
VERCELLIN, E
BEDJIDIAN, M
CONTARDO, D
DESCROIX, E
DRAPIER, O
GROSSIORD, JY
GUICHARD, A
HAROUTUNIAN, R
机构
[1] CERN, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, SWITZERLAND
[2] INST PHYS NUCL LYON, CNRS, IN2P3, F-91406 ORSAY, FRANCE
[3] ECOLE POLYTECH, PHYS NUCL HAUTES ENERGIES LAB, CNRS, IN2P3, F-91128 PALAISEAU, FRANCE
[4] INST PHYS NUCL LYON, CNRS, IN2P3, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[5] CTR RECH NUCL, CNRS, IN2P3, F-67037 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
[6] UNIV LOUIS PASTEUR, F-67037 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
[7] UNIV PARIS 11, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[8] UNIV CLERMONT FERRAND, F-63177 CLERMONT FERRAND, FRANCE
[9] INFN, I-10125 TURIN, ITALY
[10] UNIV TURIN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS SPERIMENTALE, I-10125 TURIN, ITALY
[11] UNIV TECN LISBOA, IST, LISBON, PORTUGAL
[12] INST POLITECN LISBOA, ISEL, LISBON, PORTUGAL
[13] UNIV LYON 1, F-69622 VILLEURBANNE, FRANCE
[14] UNIV LISBON, FCUL, LISBON, PORTUGAL
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10.1016/0370-2693(94)90884-2
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
The ratio of cross-sections for muon pair production through the Drell-Yan process in p - p and p - d reactions has been measured at gamma almost-equal-to 0, with 450 GeV/c incident protons. The asymmetry A(DY) = sigma(pp)-sigma(pn)/sigma(pp)+sigma(pn) amounts to -0.09 +/- 0.02 +/- 0.025. The ratio uBAR/dBAR of the nucleon sea structure functions derived from this measurement amounts to 0.51 +/- 0.04 +/- 0.05 at x = 0.18 and suggests that isospin symmetry is broken in the light quark sea of the nucleon.
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