Hard photon production and tests of QED at LEP

The L3 collaboration Acciarri, M. ; Achard, P. ; Adriani, O. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 475 (2000) 198-205, 2000.
Inspire Record 513397 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48965

The total and differential cross sections of the process e+e- -> n gamma with n >= 2 are measured using data collected by the L3 experiment at centre-of-mass energies of \sqrt{s}=183 and 189 GeV. The results are in agreement with the Standard Model expectations. Limits are set on deviations from QED, contact interaction cut-off parameters and masses of excited electrons.

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Measured cross section.

Measured differential cross sections corrected for efficiency and additional photons as a function of cos(theta) where theta is the polar angle of the event defined as. cos(theta)=ABS((sin(theta1-theta2)/2)/(sin(theta1+theta2)/2)).


Observation of multiple hard photon final states at s**(1/2) = 130-GeV to 140-GeV at LEP.

The L3 collaboration Acciarri, M. ; Adam, A. ; Adriani, O. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 384 (1996) 96006120 323-332, 1996.
Inspire Record 418664 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47566

We have studied the process e+e → nγ (n ≥ 2) at an average center-of-mass energy of 133 GeV using the L3 detector at LEP. For an integrated luminosity of 4.95 pb−1 we find one γγγγ(γ) final state with only hard photons. The rates of both γγγ and γγ events are consistent with QED expectations. The cross section of the reaction e+e → γγ(γ) in the polar range 16° < θγ < 164° is measured to be 22.6 ± 2.2 pb. Decays into photons of narrow scalar resonances with masses between 90 and 130 GeV are not observed. The observation of the event with four energetic photons is consistent with QED although the kinematic configuration of the photons is atypical.

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Cross section for process E+ E- --> GAMMA GAMMA (GAMMA) with two hard photons.Error is purely statistical, systematic effects are neglected.

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Tests of QED at LEP energies using e+ e- --> gamma gamma (gamma) and e+ e- --> lepton+ lepton- gamma gamma

The L3 collaboration Acciarri, M. ; Adam, A. ; Adriani, O. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 353 (1995) 136-144, 1995.
Inspire Record 394354 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.47938

Total and differential cross sections for the process e + e − → γγ ( γ ), and the total cross section for the process e + e − → γγγ , are measured at energies around 91 GeV using the data collected with the L3 detector from 1991 to 1993. We set lower limits, at 95% CL, on a contact interaction energy scale parameter Λ > 602 GeV, on the mass of an excited electron m e ∗ >146 GeV and on the QED cut-off parameters Λ + > 149 GeV and Λ _ > 143 GeV. Upper limits are also set o branching fractions of Z decaying into γγ , π ° and ηγ of 5.2 × 10 −5 , 5.2 × 10 −5 and 7.6 × 10 −5 respectively. The reactions e + e − → ℓ + ℓ − nγ (ℓ = e , μ , τ ) are studied using the data collected from 1990 to 1994. The data are consistent with the QED expectations.

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Measurement of the e+ e- ---> gamma gamma (gamma) cross-section at LEP energies

The DELPHI collaboration Abreu, P. ; Adam, W. ; Adye, T. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 327 (1994) 386-396, 1994.
Inspire Record 373116 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.48343

The total and the differential cross sections for the reaction e + e − → γγ ( γ ) have been measured with the DELPHI detector at LEP using an integrated luminosity of 36.9 pb −1 . The results agree with the QED predictions and consequently there is no evidence for non-standard channels with the same experimental signature. The lower limits obtained on the QED cutoff parameters are Λ + > 143 GeV and Λ − > 120 GeV, and the lower bound on the mass of an excited electron with an effective coupling constant λ γ = 1 is 132 GeV/ c 2 . Upper limits on the branching ratios for the decays Z 0 → γγ , Z 0 → π 0 γ , Z 0 → ηγ and Z 0 → γγγ have been determined to be 5.5 × 10 −5 , 5.5 × 10 −5 , 8.0 × 10 −5 , and 1.7 × 10 −5 respectively. All the limits are at the 95% confidence level.

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1990 energies are 88.223, 89.222, 90.217, 91.217, 92.209, 93.208 and 94.202 GeV.. 1991 energies are 88.465, 89.460, 90.208, 91.225, 91.954, 92.953, and 93.703 GeV.. 1992 energy is 91.278 GeV.

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A Test of quantum electrodynamics in the reaction e+ e- ---> gamma gamma (gamma)

The L3 collaboration Adriani, O. ; Aguilar-Benitez, M. ; Ahlen, S. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 288 (1992) 404-411, 1992.
Inspire Record 336900 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.29221

We have measured the total and differential cross sections of the reaction e + e − → γγ ( γ ) at center-of-mass energies around 91 GeV, with an integrated luminosity of 14.2 pb −1 . The results are in good agreement with QED predictions. We set lower limits, at 95% confidence level, on the QED cutoff parameters of Λ + > 139 GeV, Λ − > 108 GeV and on the mass of an excited electron of m e∗ > 127 GeV . We searched for Z 0 rare decays with photonic signitures in the final state. Upper limits, at 95% confidence level, for branching ratio of Z 0 decaying into π 0 γ / γγ , νγ and γγγ are 1.2 × 10 −4 , 1.8 × 10 −4 , 3.3 × 10 −5 respectively.

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Measured cross section for the 1991 data.

Measured cross section for the 1990 data.

Measured differential cross sections of combined 1990 and 1991 data.


Reactions $K^- p \to \Sigma^- \pi^+$ and $K^- p \to \Sigma^+ \pi^-$ in the Momentum Range From 220-{MeV}/c to 470-{MeV}/c

Bangerter, R.O. ; Alston-Garnjost, M. ; Barbaro-Galtieri, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 23 (1981) 1484, 1981.
Inspire Record 152277 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24146

We present the analysis of 64 000 K−p→Σ−π+ and 89 000 K−p→Σ+π− events obtained with the Berkeley 25-in. hydrogen bubble chamber. Total cross sections and Legendre-polynomial expansion coefficients describing the differential cross sections and polarizations are presented in 10-MeV/c momentum intervals extending from 220 to 470 MeV/c. This paper completes the series devoted to all K−p final states in this momentum range.

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Measurements of the pi- p --> pi0 n Forward Scattering Cross-Section in the Energy Region 400-MeV-600-MeV

Kravtsov, A.V. ; Kuzmin, L.A. ; Nemozhenko, O.N. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 140 (1978) 279-284, 1978.
Inspire Record 135966 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34984

The forward charge-exchange differential cross section has been measured using two Čerenkov spectrometers at five energies of incident pions. The resulting cross-section values are 4.02 ± 0.22, 3.61 ± 0.13, 4.19 ± 0.13, 3.91 ± 0.12, 3.02 ± 0.14 mb/sr at incident pion energies 400, 450, 500, 550 and 600 MeV, respectively. These values are in a good agreement with dispersion-relation predictions.

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Study of the Reaction d (p, pi+) t at t(p) = 410-MeV, 605-MeV and 809-MeV

Aslanides, E. ; Bertini, R. ; Bing, O. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 39 (1977) 1654-1656, 1977.
Inspire Record 126515 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20981

Pion production on a CD2 target has been measured using the high-resolution magnetic spectrometer SPES I. Differential cross sections for the reaction D(p, π+)T have been determed at Tp=410, 605, and 809 MeV. The present data, together with previous results establish a complete angular distribution of the reaction D(p, π+)T at ∼ 600 MeV and the energy dependence of the differential cross section for this reaction at several constant momentum transfers.

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Elastic, Charge Exchange, and Total K- p Cross-Sections in the Momentum Range 220-MeV/c to 470-MeV/c

Mast, Terry S. ; Alston-Garnjost, Margaret ; Bangerter, Roger O. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 14 (1976) 13, 1976.
Inspire Record 100579 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24699

An analysis has been made of 64 600 events of the type K−p→K−p and 22 800 events of the type K−p→K¯0n in the Berkeley 25-in. hydrogen bubble chamber. Differential cross sections have been measured in intervals of 10 MeV/c over the momentum range 220 to 470 MeV/c. Legendre-polynomial fits to the distributions have been made, and the coefficients show structure from the resonant D-wave [Λ(1520)] and background S and P waves. No new structure is observed. The total K−p cross section determined from measurements of all final states seen in this exposure is also presented.

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