ISSN:
1434-6052
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. The leptonic tensor for the process $e^+ e^- \rightarrow \gamma+\gamma^*$ , which describes the next-to-leading order virtual and soft QED corrections to initial state radiation in $e^+ e^-$ annihilation with emission of an extra virtual photon decaying into hadrons, is calculated. A Monte Carlo generator for the reaction $e^+ e^- \rightarrow \gamma + \pi^+ \pi^-$ has been set up which includes these corrections. It thus describes configurations where the invariant mass of the hadrons plus photon is very close to $s^{1/2}$ . Predictions for cms energies of 1 to 10 GeV, corresponding to the energies of DAPHNE and B-meson factories, are presented. The possibility for an accurate measurement using tagged photons of $\sigma(e^+ e^- \rightarrow{\mathrm {hadrons}})$ , which plays an important role in the theoretical description of the muon anomalous magnetic moment and the running of the electromagnetic coupling, is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100520100784
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