impact parameter
Americannoun
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The angles at which the small object can be scattered are determined by the shape of the object it strikes and the impact parameter b .
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
How does θ1 depend on b , the so-called impact parameter?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The resulting candidate is further required to point back to the PV, for example, to have a small impact parameter, consistent with zero, with respect to it.
From Nature • May 12, 2015
The impact parameter is measured with a precision of 10 µm for transverse momenta of 100 GeV/c and 20 µm for 10 GeV/c.
From Nature • May 12, 2015
The impact parameter resolution is smaller than 20 µm for particle tracks with large transverse momentum.
From Nature • May 12, 2015
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