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Tests of QED at 29-GeV Center-Of-Mass Energy

Bender, D. ; Derrick, M. ; Fernandez, E. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 30 (1984) 515, 1984.
Inspire Record 199464 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.23593

During the initial data run with the High Resolution Spectrometer (HRS) at SLAC PEP, an integrated luminosity of 19.6 pb−1 at a center-of-mass energy of 29 GeV was accumulated. The data on Bhabha scattering and muon pair production are compared with the predictions of QED and the standard model of electroweak interactions. The measured forward-backward charge asymmetry in the angular distribution of muon pairs is -8.4%±4.3%. A comparison between the data and theoretical predictions places limits on alternative descriptions of leptons and their interactions. The existence of heavy electronlike or photonlike objects that alter the structure of the QED vertices or modify the propagator are studied in terms of the QED cutoff parameters. The Bhabha-scattering results give a lower limit on a massive photon and upper limits on the effective size of the electron of Λ+>121 GeV and Λ−>118 GeV at the 95% confidence level. Muon pair production yields Λ+>172 GeV and Λ−>172 GeV. If electrons have substructure, the magnitude and character of the couplings of the leptonic constituents affects the Bhabha-scattering angular distributions to such an extent that limits on the order of a TeV can be extracted on the effective interaction length of the components. For models in which the constituents interact with vector couplings of strength g24π∼1, the energy scale ΛVV for the contact interaction is measured to be greater than 1419.0 GeV at the 95% confidence level. We set limits on the production of supersymmetric scalar electrons through s-channel single-photon annihilation and t-channel inelastic scattering. Using events with two noncollinear electrons and no other charged or observed neutral particles in the final state, we see one event which is consistent with a simple supersymmetric model but which is also consistent with QED. This allows us to exclude the scalar electron to 95% confidence level in the mass range 1.8 to 14.2 GeV/c2.

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Comparison of Bhabhas with QED.

Muon angular distributions.

Forward-backward asymmetry from full angular range.


Evidence for Local Compensation of Baryon Number in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation

The TASSO collaboration Althoff, M. ; Braunschweig, W. ; Kirschfink, F.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 139 (1984) 126-132, 1984.
Inspire Record 199469 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27109

We have studied at CM energies of 14, 22 and 30–36.7 GeV e + e − annihilation events in which the hadronic final state contains both a proton and an antiproton in the momentum range 1.0 < p < GeV/ c . We find that such pairs are produced predominantly in the same jet and conclude that baryon-antibaryon production is dominated by a mechanism involving local compensation of baryon number.

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BACKGROUND SUBTRACTED DATA.

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTED DATA.


Measurement of r and Search for the Top Quark in e+ e- Annihilation Between 39.8-GeV and 45.2-GeV

The TASSO collaboration Althoff, M. ; Braunschweig, W. ; Kirschfink, F.J. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 138 (1984) 441-448, 1984.
Inspire Record 199468 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.6655

e + e − annihilation into hadrons was studied at CM energies between 39.8 and 45.2 GeV and a search was made for new heavy quarks. No evidence was found for the existence of a narrow state excluding the possible existence of the lowest vector toponium state in this mass range. A search for continuum production of heavy quarks led to lower mass limits for new quarks of 22.0 GeV ( e Q = 2 3 ) and 21.0 GeV ( e Q = 1 3 ). Quarks are found to be pointlike, the corresponding mass parameter being larger than 288 GeV. A fit of the QCD and the electroweak contributions to R = σ tot / σ μμ yielded sin 2 θ W = 0.30 −0.07 +0.23 .

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STATISTICAL ERRORS ONLY. NUMERICAL VALUES OF DATA TAKEN FROM PREPRINT.

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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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SEARCH FOR CHARMED F MESONS IN e+ e- COLLISIONS WITH THE CRYSTAL BALL

Horisberger, R. ;
SLAC-0266, 1984.
Inspire Record 199267 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.18798

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SEARCH FOR F MESON IN THE INCLUSIVE ETA SPECTRUM.

UPPER LIMIT (95 PCT CL) OF F PRODUCTION FROM THE INCLUSIVE GAMMA SPECTRUM. MASS OF F MESON TAKEN AS 2030 MEV.

UPPER LIMIT (95 PCT CL) OF F PRODUCTION FROM THE INCLUSIVE GAMMA SPECTRUM. MASS OF F MESON TAKEN AS 2030 MEV.

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RELATIVE PROBABILITY FOR THE DECAY PHI ---> ETA GAMMA

Kurdadze, L.M. ; Lelchuk, M.Yu. ; Root, N.I. ; et al.
JETP Lett. 38 (1983) 366-369, 1983.
Inspire Record 205378 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16941

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STUDY OF THE REACTION E+ E- ---> PI+ PI- IN THE ENERGY RANGE FROM 640-MEV - 1400-MEV

Kurdadze, L.M. ; Lelchuk, M.Yu. ; Pakhtusova, E.V. ; et al.
Sov.J.Nucl.Phys. 40 (1984) 286-295, 1984.
Inspire Record 208231 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.17648
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Axis error includes +- 0.0/0.0 contribution (?////NOT GIVEN).


Charm Quark Production and Fragmentation in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation at 29-{GeV}

Derrick, M. ; Fernandez, E. ; Fries, R. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 146 (1984) 261-265, 1984.
Inspire Record 202898 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51261

The electroweak production asymmetry and the decay fragmentation function for e + e − → c c have been measured at s = 29 GeV using charged D ∗ production over the full kinematic range. The data were taken at PEP using the High Resolution Spectrometer. The measured asymmetry is −0.12 ± 0.08. The total production cross section in units of the point cross section corrected for initial state radiation is R D ∗ = 2.7 ± 0.9 .

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ASSUMES SIG(D*+) = SIG(D*0). (EXPT. MEASURES D*+ PRODUCTION ONLY). R VALUE CORRECTED FOR INITIAL STATE RADIATION.

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Inclusive D0 and $D^+$ Production in $e^+ e^-$ Annihilation at 29-{GeV}

Derrick, M. ; Fernandez, E. ; Fries, R. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 53 (1984) 1971, 1984.
Inspire Record 202899 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.51258

We have observed inclusive production of D0 and D+ mesons, and their charge conjugates, in e+e− annihilation at 29 GeV on the basis of a data sample of 106 pb−1. These signals correspond to R values of R(D0+D―0)=1.8±0.5 and R(D++D−)=1.2±0.4. Taking the D+ and D0 data together, we measure a charge asymmetry of A=−0.08±0.12 for charmed quarks. A comparison of R(D+D―) with R(D*+D―*) obtained via the process D*+→D0π+ gives a DD* ratio of 1.0−0.2+0.3, indicating that direct D* production dominates over direct D production.

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Study of ω, φ Resonances and ω φ Interference

Kurdadze, L.M. ; Lelchuk, M.Y. ; Pakhtusova, E.V. ; et al.
IYF-84-7, 1984.
Inspire Record 1408355 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.70433

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