Direct production of electron-positron pairs by 200-GeV/nucleon oxygen and sulfur ions in nuclear emulsion

Abstract
Measurements of direct Coulomb electron-positron pair production have been made on the tracks of relativistic heavy ions in nuclear track emulsion. Tracks of O16 and S32 at 200 GeV/nucleon were studied. The measured total cross sections and energy and emission angle distributions for the pair members are compared to theoretical predictions. The data are consistent with some recent calculations when knock-on electron contamination is accounted for.

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