Further Observation of Dimuon Production by Neutrinos

A. Benvenuti, D. Cline, W. T. Ford, R. Imlay, T. Y. Ling, A. K. Mann, R. Orr, D. D. Reeder, C. Rubbia, R. Stefanski, L. Sulak, and P. Wanderer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 35, 1199 – Published 3 November 1975
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Abstract

Using a quadrupole focused neutrino beam, 61 events with two muons in the final state have been observed at Fermilab. These include seven μμ events. A comparison of the event rate in two targets of different hadron absorption length indicates that attributing the events to π or K leptonic decay is ruled out by 4.0 standard deviations. No trimuon events were observed which, combined with lepton conservation, indicates an unobserved neutral lepton is present in most of the events.

  • Received 11 August 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.1199

©1975 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. Benvenuti, D. Cline, W. T. Ford, R. Imlay, T. Y. Ling, A. K. Mann, R. Orr, D. D. Reeder, C. Rubbia, R. Stefanski, L. Sulak, and P. Wanderer

  • Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, and Department of Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19174, and Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510

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Vol. 35, Iss. 18 — 3 November 1975

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