A Study of Photon Production in Hadronic Events from e+ e- Annihilation

The JADE collaboration Pitzl, D.D. ; Allison, J. ; Ambrus, K. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 46 (1990) 1-7, 1990.
Inspire Record 282847 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.15300

Results are presented on an investigation of photons produced in multihadronic final states frome+e− annihilation at 35 GeV and 44 GeV center of mass energies. Scalling violation between 14 and 44 GeV is observed in inclusive photon spectra. Comparing inclusive π0 spectra with charged pion spectra it is found that the average π0 multiplicity exceeds the charged pion multiplicity scaled by factor of 0.5 by (16±5)% and (21±7)% at 35 and 44 GeV respectively. The excess can be attributed to isospin violating decays of hadrons. The η multiplicity is found to be 〈nη〈=0.64±0.09±0.06 at 35 GeV. With a significance of three standard deviations a signal from quark bremsstrahlung is observed. The measured charge asymmetry in hadronic final states, due to the interference between initial and final state radiation, ofA=−0.141±0.041 is in accord with QED expectations. An interference effect in the azimuth angle distribution of charged jets around the photon direction is observed for the first time.

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Direct Photon Production at the $\psi$

Scharre, D.L. ; Alam, M.S. ; Boyarski, A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 23 (1981) 43, 1981.
Inspire Record 153865 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24079

We present results of a detailed analysis of inclusive direct photon production at the ψ(3095). The direct-photon momentum distribution for x>0.4 is presented and compared with the leading-order quantum-chromodynamic prediction. The total production rate is found to be consistent with theoretical expectations, but the observed momentum distribution is considerably softer. Results of an analysis of some inclusive properties of the hadronic system recoiling against the direct photon are presented. The mean charged-particle and Ks multiplicities are presented as functions of the invariant mass of the hadronic system. These data agree well with the corresponding mean multiplicities measured in e+e− annihilations at center-of-mass energies comparable to the invariant mass of the hadronic system.

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TOTAL INCLUSIVE PHOTON MOMENTUM SPECTRUM. ERRORS ARE STATISTICAL ONLY.

PHOTON SPECTRUM PREDICTED FROM MEASUREMENT OF THE PI0 AND ETA DISTRIBUTIONS. ERRORS INCLUDE BOTH STATISTICAL AND RELATIVE SYSTEMATIC COMPONENTS.

INCLUSIVE PI0 MOMENTUM DISTRIBUTION. QUOTED ERRORS ARE STATISTICAL ONLY. OVERALL AND RELATIVE SYSTEMATIC ERRORS ARE LESS THAN 30 PCT AND MAY VARY SLOWLY WITH X.

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Measurement of High-energy Direct Photons in $\psi$ Decays

Abrams, G.S. ; Alam, M.S. ; Blocker, C.A. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 44 (1980) 114, 1980.
Inspire Record 142835 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.20729

The inclusive γ and π0 momentum distributions at the ψ have been measured. Using these data and estimates of η production, it is found that (4.1 ± 0.8)% of ψ decays contain a direct photon with energy greater than 60% of the beam energy. The expected momentum distribution for direct photons calculated to lowest order in quantum chromodynamics is qualitatively different from that observed in the data.

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INCLUSIVE PHOTON AND PI0 MOMENTUM DISTRIBUTION.