Experimental Test of the Flavor Independence of the Quark - Gluon Coupling Constant

The TASSO collaboration Althoff, M. ; Braunschweig, W. ; Kirschfink, F.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 138 (1984) 317-324, 1984.
Inspire Record 199470 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6609

Reconstruction of charged D ∗ 's produced inclusively in e + e −. annihilation at CM energies near 34.4 GeV is accomplished in the decay modes D ∗ + → D 0 π + → K − gp + π 0 π + and D ∗ + → D 0 π + → K − gp + π − π + π + and their charge conjugates. Using these and previously reported D ∗ + → D 0 π + → K − gp + π + and D ∗ + → D 0 π + → K − gp + π + + missing π 0 channels we present evidence for hard gluon bremsstrahlung from charm quarks and show that the ratio of the quark-gluon coupling constant of charm quarks to the coupling constant obtained in the average hadronic event, α s c α rms = 100 ± 0.20 ± 1.20 . Our result provides evidence that the quark-gluon coupling constant is independent of flavor.

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On the Model Dependence of the Determination of the Strong Coupling Constant in Second Order {QCD} From $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation Into Hadrons

The CELLO collaboration Behrend, H.J. ; Fenner, H. ; Schachter, M.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 138 (1984) 311-316, 1984.
Inspire Record 195332 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6634

Hadronic events obtained with the CELLO detector at PETRA are compared with second order QCD predictions using different models for the fragmentation of quarks and gluons into hadrons. We find that the model dependence in the determination of the strong coupling constant persists when going from first to second order QCD calculations.

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ASYMMETRY FOR DATA CORRECTED WITH IF MODEL (ALPHA-S=0.12).

ASSYMETRY FOR DATA CORRECTED WITH SF MODEL (ALPHA-S=0.19).

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Precise Measurement of Total Cross-Sections for the Process e+ e- ---> Multi-Hadrons in the Center-Of-Mass Energy Range Between 12.0-GeV and 36.4-GeV

The JADE collaboration Bartel, W. ; Becker, L. ; Bowdery, C. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 129 (1983) 145-152, 1983.
Inspire Record 191159 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6639

The total cross section for the process e + e − → hadrons has been measured in the CM energy range between 12.0 and 36.4 GeV using the JADE detector with a typical systematic error of ±3%. The ratio R( σ( ee → hadrons ) σ pt ) is found to be constant over this range with an average value of 3.97 ± 0.05 (statistical and point-to-point systematic error) ± 0.10 (normalization error). The data were compared with the standard electro-weak interaction model including QCD corrections.

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ERRORS ARE STATISTICAL PLUS POINT TO POINT SYSTEMATICS. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL 2.4 PCT OVERALL NORMALIZATION ERROR.

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Differential Three Jet Cross-section in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation and Comparison With Second Order Predictions of {QCD} and Abelian Vector Theory

The JADE collaboration Bartel, W. ; Cords, D. ; Dietrich, G. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 119 (1982) 239-244, 1982.
Inspire Record 180033 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30830

Differential three-jet cross sections have been measured in e + e − -annihilation at an average CM energy of 33.8 GeV and were compared to first- and second-order predictions of QCD and of a QED-like abelian vector theory. QCD provides a good description of the observed distributions. The inclusion of second-order effects reduced the observed quark-gluon coupling strength by about 20% to α S = 0.16 ± 0.015 (stat.) ± 0.03 (syst.). The abelian vector theory is found to be incompatible with the data.

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FIRST ORDER QCD.

SECOND ORDER QCD.


The Influence of Fragmentation Models on the Determination of the Strong Coupling Constant in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation Into Hadrons

The CELLO collaboration Behrend, H.J. ; Chen, C. ; Fenner, H. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 218 (1983) 269-288, 1983.
Inspire Record 179447 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.8172

Hadronic events obtained with the CELLO detector at PETRA were compared with first-order QCD predictions using two different models for the fragmentation of quarks and gluons, the Hoyer model and the Lund model. Both models are in reasonable agreement with the data, although they do not completely reproduce the details of many distributions. Several methods have been applied to determine the strong coupling constant α S . Although within one model the value of α S varies by 20% among the different methods, the values determined using the Lund model are 30% or more larger (depending on the method used) than the values determined with the Hoyer model. Our results using the Hoyer model are in agreement with previous results based on this approach.

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DATA CORRECTED WITH HOYER MODEL (ALPHA-S=0.15).

DATA CORRECTED WITH LUND MODEL (ALPHA-S=0.25).

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An Analysis of the Charged and Neutral Energy Flow in $e^+ e^-$ Hadronic Annihilation at 34-{GeV}, and a Determination of the {QCD} Effective Coupling Constant

The CELLO collaboration Behrend, H.J. ; Chen, C. ; Fenner, H. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 113 (1982) 427-432, 1982.
Inspire Record 177228 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30921

Using both charged and neutral components, 2600 multihadronic e + e − annihilation events, recorded at 34 GeV by the CELLO detector at PETRA, have been analysed in a calometric approach. The fraction of energy carried by gamma rays is measured to be f γ = (26.0 ± 0.4 (stat) ± 4.0 (syst)%. The neutral energy flow is seen to follow closely the overall energy flow. From the corrected oblateness distribution, a first order determination of α s is performed. The result is α s = 0.16 ± 0.01 (stat) ± 0.03 (syst).

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Topology of Hadronic $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation Events at 22-{GeV} and 34-{GeV} Center-of-mass Energy

The CELLO collaboration Behrend, H.J. ; Chen, C. ; Field, J.H. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 110 (1982) 329-334, 1982.
Inspire Record 169195 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.30996

The topology of hadronic e + e − annihilation events has been analysed using the sphericity tensor and a cluster method. Comparison with quark models including gluon bremsstrahlung yields good agreement with the data. The strong-coupling constant is determined in 1st order QCD to be α S =0.19±0.04 (stat) ± 0.04 (syst.) at 22 GeV and α S =0.16 ±0.02± 0.03 at 34 GeV. The differential cross section with respect to the energy fraction carried by the most energetic parton agrees with the prediction of QCD, but cannot be reproduced by a scalar gluon model. These results are stable against variations of the transverse momentum distribution of the fragmentation function within the quoted errors.

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Energy-energy Correlations in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation Into Hadrons

The PLUTO collaboration Berger, Christoph ; Genzel, H. ; Grigull, R. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 99 (1981) 292, 1981.
Inspire Record 156315 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6228

Measurements of energy-energy correlations in hadronic final states produced in e + e − annihilation at c.m. energies between 7.7 and 31.6 GeV are presented. The data are compared to perturbative QCD predictions. Good qualitative agreement above 20 GeV c.m. energy is found. The importance of non-perturbative effects is discussed, as well as the detailed behaviour of the correlation near 180°.

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OPPOSITE SIDE ENERGY-ENERGY CORRELATIONS NEAR 180 DEG.

ENERGY-ENERGY CORRELATION INTEGRATED IN THE REGION 60 TO 120 DEG.

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A Study of Multi-Jet Events in e+ e- Annihilation

The PLUTO collaboration Berger, Christoph ; Genzel, H. ; Grigull, R. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 97 (1980) 459-464, 1980.
Inspire Record 155318 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27141

A multi-jet analysis of hadronic final states from e + e − annihilation in the energy range 27 < E cm < 32GeV is presented. The analysis uses a cluster method to identify the jets in a hadronic event. The distribution of the number of jets per event is compared with several models. From the number of identified coplanar three-jet events the strong coupling constant is determined to beα S = 0.15 ± 0.03 (stat. error) ± 0.02 (syst. error). The inferred energy distribution of the most energetic parton is in good agreement with the first-order QCD prediction. A scalar-gluon model is strongly disfavoured. Higher-twist contributions to the three-jet sample are found to be small.

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A Determination of the Total Width of the $\Upsilon$ (9.46) Meson

Albrecht, H. ; Childers, R. ; Darden, C.W. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 93 (1980) 500-504, 1980.
Inspire Record 153029 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6334

Using the DASP detector at the DESY storage ring DORIS we have continued measuring e + e − annihilations near and on the ϒ(9.46) resonance. From the cross sections for e + e − → μ + μ − and e + e − → hadrons we obtain a μ + μ − branching ratio for the ϒ(9.46) of (2.9 ± 1.3 ± 0.5) %, a leptonic width г ee = (1.35 ± 0.11 ± 0.22) keV and a total width of (47 −15 +37 keV.

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VISIBLE HADRONIC CROSS SECTION. PEAK VALUE AT UPSILON IS 10.1 +- 0.7 NB.

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