What is the significance of transverse mass in experimental physics?

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Start date Feb 1, 2010
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Feb 1, 2010

mborn

Hi all,

Just as the title says: What is transverse mass?
Why do experimentalists use it instead of the usual mass (if it is something different and not just a jargon)?

mborn

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Feb 1, 2010

ansgar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_mass

Feb 2, 2010

mborn

Thanks ansgar, I also could find there "transverse energy" which was my second question.

~mborn

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