Early work on pion-nucleon scattering at Rochester

TL;DR

This paper discusses early research on pion-nucleon elastic scattering conducted in 1956 at Rochester, marking the start of a significant research career and international collaboration in particle physics.

Contribution

It reports on pioneering low energy pion-proton scattering experiments and highlights the collaborative efforts that contributed to foundational work in the field.

Findings

Successful initial experiment in pion-proton scattering

Established international collaboration in particle physics

Laid groundwork for future research in pion interactions

Abstract

In 1956 when I was a graduate student at the University of Rochester, the post doc Herman Winick arrived there, joined the group and we worked together with colleagues from different countries on low energy pion-proton elastic scattering at the cyclotron. The small experiment was highly successful and was the beginning of a long research life and of friendship.