Production of Neutral D (1863) Mesons in 217 Gev/c Negative Pion Proton Interactions

This thesis reports on the analysis of data obtained during FNAL experiment E369. The Chicago Cyclotron Magnet Spectrometer Facility was used to perform a search for the hadronic production of charmed D mesons. A 217 Gev (pi)('-) beam was incident on a liquid hydrogen target. The trigger required a slow recoil proton in coincidence with a muon. A total of 26 (+OR-) 8 neutral D mesons were observed through their KO(pi)('+)(pi)('-) decay mode. The distributions of Feynman X, missing mass, and momentum transfer to the recoil proton were consistent with diffractive production. Cross sections were calculated based on a diffractive model.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Bender, Daniel Eugene

• Physics, Elementary Particles and High Energy

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8108448

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77193