Observations of atoms consisting of π+ and π− mesons

• DOI: 10.1016/0370-2693(93)90622-o
• Publication Date: 2002-11-12T10:43:13Z
• Authors: L.G. Afanasyev; A.S. Chvyrov; O.E. Gorchakov; M.A. Ivanov; V.V. Karpukhin; A.V. Kolomyichenko; V.I. Komarov; V.V. Kruglov; A.V. Kuptsov; L.L. Nemenov; M.V. Nikitin; Zh.P. Pustylnik; A.V. Kulikov; S.V. Trusov; V.V. Yazkov; G.G. Mkrtchyan; A.P. Kurov
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences

Abstract In the experiment 272±49 atoms consisting of π + and π + − mesons were observed. The atoms were produced in a Ta target by 70 GeV protons and π + and π − mesons were detected from the atom break-up in the same target.