Hadron Production by Virtual Photons in the Quark Fragmentation Region

Scarr, J.M. ; Chen, C.K. ; Knowles, J. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 135 (1978) 224-236, 1978.
Inspire Record 122308 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.35139

We have measured the inclusive electroproduction of positive and negative hadrons in the quark fragmentation region using the streamer chamber at DESY. Data are presented in terms of the variable z p = p / v in the kinematic region 1.8 < W < 2.8 GeV and 0.3 < Q 2 < 1.4 GeV 2 . The positive hadron distributions contain a strong proton component. After subtraction of the proton component and elastic rho events, the distribution (1/ σ tot ) d σ /d z p for positive and negative hadrons agrees well with the corresponding distribution from e + e − annihilation (DORIS data). This behaviour supports the validity of the quark-parton model at surprisingly low Q 2 and W .

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