The s dependence of the electromagnetic proton form factors in the time-like region has been determined from the threshold ( s = 4 M p 2 ) up to s = 4.2 GeV 2 . Data were collected in a dedicated experiment performed at the LEAR antiproton ring at CERN, increasing by one order of magnitude the available statistics. Total and differential cross section of the p p → e − e + reaction have been measured. The electric and magnetic form factors are found to have comparable value. The observed form factor shows a clear steep s dependence close to the threshold.
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ANNIHILATION INTO CHARGED PION OR KAON PAIRS. THE SEPARATE CROSS SECTIONS FOR PIONS AND KAONS ARE CALCULATED ASSUMING SIG(K+K-)/SIG(PI+PI-) IS 0.33 +- 0.05 FROM INTERPOLATION OF OTHER EXPERIMENTS.