Theory ofWProduction in Nucleon-Nucleon Collisions

Abstract

The cross section for $N+N\to W+N+N$ is calculated in a double peripheral model. The effects of the principle corrections such as absorption, resonant final-state interactions, and the $\pi \pi W$ form factor are considered. $\mu$ pair production, which is intrinsically related to $W$ production through the conserved vector current, is examined as a means of testing our model and also as a source of background.