NEW NEUTRAL GAUGE BOSONS AT HIGH ENERGY e+e− COLLIDERS

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (17) ◽  
pp. 4551-4565 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOANNE L. HEWETT ◽  
THOMAS G. RIZZO
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Z Bosons ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Beam Polarization ◽  
Gauge Bosons ◽  
Final State ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Coupling Parameters

We discuss and contrast search limits for and properties of new Z′ gauge bosons which can be probed at high energy e+e− colliders within the context of several E6 superstring-inspired models. In particular, we discuss the probability of distinguishing these various models from one another and determining the Z′ coupling parameters uniquely. Using the deviations from the standard model predictions for asymmetries and cross sections for various final state fermions, we set discovery limits for new Z′ bosons at [Formula: see text] and 1 TeV e+e− colliders. We find quite generally that cross section deviations provide the strongest limits on the existence of new Z′ bosons below threshold even when 100% beam polarization is available. The possibility of using Z′ pair production as a sensitive probe of the e+e−Z′ coupling is also examined.

scholarly journals PRELIMINARY MEASUREMENTS OF THE QUARK-ANTIQUARK PRODUCTION CROSS-SECTION IN E+E- ANNIHILATIONS UP TO LEP2 HIGHEST ENERGIES

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (supp01a) ◽  
pp. 342-344
Author(s):  
GIUSEPPE DELLA RICCA
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Pair Production ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Production Cross Section ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Delphi Detector ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
The Cross

Data collected with the DELPHI detector at [Formula: see text] up to LEP2 highest energies (i.e. exceeding 205 GeV) have been used to extract preliminary values of the cross-sections for quark-antiquark pair-production in e + e - annihilations. The values found were used to test the Standard Model predictions and to seek for physics beyond it.

scholarly journals Polarized electroweak bosons in W+W− production at the LHC including NLO QCD effects

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ansgar Denner ◽  
Giovanni Pelliccioli
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
W Boson ◽  
Z Bosons ◽  
Electroweak Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Electroweak Symmetry ◽  
Final State ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Breaking Mechanism ◽  
Resonant Part

Abstract The measurement of polarization fractions of massive gauge bosons at the LHC provides an important check of the Standard Model and in particular of the Electroweak Symmetry Breaking mechanism. Owing to the unstable character of W and Z bosons, devising a theoretical definition for polarized signals is not straightforward and always subject to some ambiguity. Focusing on W-boson pair production at the LHC in the fully leptonic channel, we propose to compute polarized cross-sections and distributions based on the gauge-invariant doubly-resonant part of the amplitude. We include NLO QCD corrections to the leading quark-induced partonic process and also consider the loop- induced gluon-initiated process contributing to the same final state. We present results for both an inclusive setup and a realistic fiducial region, with special focus on variables that are suited for the discrimination of polarized cross-sections and on quantities that can be measured experimentally.

scholarly journals HIGH ENERGY PHOTON-PHOTON AND ELECTRON-PHOTON COLLISIONS

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 2417-2427 ◽  
Author(s):  
STANLEY J. BRODSKY
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Quadrupole Moments ◽  
Gauge Bosons ◽  
Energy Photon ◽  
Virtual Photons ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
And Other Gauge Bosons ◽  
Electron Photon ◽  
Energy Processes

The advent of a next linear e±e- collider and back-scatterd laser beams will allow the study of a vast array of high energy processes of the Standard Model through the fusion of real and virtual photons and other gauge bosons. As examples, I discuss virtual photon scattering γ*γ*→X in the region dominated by BFKL hard Pomeron exchange and report the predicted cross sections at present and future e±e- colliders. I also discuss exclusive γγ reactions in QCD as a measure of hadron distribution amplitudes and a new method for measuring the anomalous magnetic and quadrupole moments of the W and Z gauge bosons to high precision in polarized electron-photon collisions.

scholarly journals Collinear expansion for color singlet cross sections

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus A. Ebert ◽  
Bernhard Mistlberger ◽  
Gherardo Vita
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Gluon Fusion ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Color Singlet ◽  
Final State ◽  
Beam Function ◽  
Kinematic Limit ◽  
State Radiation

Abstract We demonstrate how to efficiently expand cross sections for color-singlet production at hadron colliders around the kinematic limit of all final state radiation being collinear to one of the incoming hadrons. This expansion is systematically improvable and applicable to a large class of physical observables. We demonstrate the viability of this technique by obtaining the first two terms in the collinear expansion of the rapidity distribution of the gluon fusion Higgs boson production cross section at next-to-next-to leading order (NNLO) in QCD perturbation theory. Furthermore, we illustrate how this technique is used to extract universal building blocks of scattering cross section like the N-jettiness and transverse momentum beam function at NNLO.

scholarly journals Total cross sections of eγ → $$ eX\overline{X} $$ processes with X = μ, γ, e via multiloop methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman N. Lee ◽  
Alexey A. Lyubyakin ◽  
Vyacheslav A. Stotsky
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Elliptic Integral ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Complete Elliptic Integral ◽  
Total Cross Sections ◽  
Multiloop Calculation ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Analytical Expressions

Abstract Using modern multiloop calculation methods, we derive the analytical expressions for the total cross sections of the processes e−γ →$$ {e}^{-}X\overline{X} $$ e − X X ¯ with X = μ, γ or e at arbitrary energies. For the first two processes our results are expressed via classical polylogarithms. The cross section of e−γ → e−e−e+ is represented as a one-fold integral of complete elliptic integral K and logarithms. Using our results, we calculate the threshold and high-energy asymptotics and compare them with available results.

scholarly journals Saturation effects in SIDIS at very forward rapidities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Iancu ◽  
A. H. Mueller ◽  
D. N. Triantafyllopoulos ◽  
S. Y. Wei
Keyword(s):  
Inelastic Scattering ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Virtual Photon ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Quark Distribution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Longitudinal Momentum ◽  
Black Disk ◽  
Gluon Saturation

Abstract Using the dipole picture for electron-nucleus deep inelastic scattering at small Bjorken x, we study the effects of gluon saturation in the nuclear target on the cross-section for SIDIS (single inclusive hadron, or jet, production). We argue that the sensitivity of this process to gluon saturation can be enhanced by tagging on a hadron (or jet) which carries a large fraction z ≃ 1 of the longitudinal momentum of the virtual photon. This opens the possibility to study gluon saturation in relatively hard processes, where the virtuality Q2 is (much) larger than the target saturation momentum $$ {Q}_s^2 $$ Q s 2 , but such that z(1 − z)Q2 ≲ $$ {Q}_s^2 $$ Q s 2 . Working in the limit z(1 − z)Q2 ≪ $$ {Q}_s^2 $$ Q s 2 , we predict new phenomena which would signal saturation in the SIDIS cross-section. For sufficiently low transverse momenta k⊥ ≪ Qs of the produced particle, the dominant contribution comes from elastic scattering in the black disk limit, which exposes the unintegrated quark distribution in the virtual photon. For larger momenta k⊥ ≳ Qs, inelastic collisions take the leading role. They explore gluon saturation via multiple scattering, leading to a Gaussian distribution in k⊥ centred around Qs. When z(1 − z)Q2 ≪ Q2, this results in a Cronin peak in the nuclear modification factor (the RpA ratio) at moderate values of x. With decreasing x, this peak is washed out by the high-energy evolution and replaced by nuclear suppression (RpA< 1) up to large momenta k⊥ ≫ Qs. Still for z(1 − z)Q2 ≪ $$ {Q}_s^2 $$ Q s 2 , we also compute SIDIS cross-sections integrated over k⊥. We find that both elastic and inelastic scattering are controlled by the black disk limit, so they yield similar contributions, of zeroth order in the QCD coupling.

scholarly journals W-boson production in the high energy electron-photon collisions

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Ivan A. Shershan ◽  
Tatiana V. Shishkina
Keyword(s):  
Standard Model ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
W Boson ◽  
High Energy ◽  
New Physics ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Boson Production ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Electron Photon ◽  
W Boson Production

In this paper the analysis of W-boson production process in high-energy electron-photon collisions as a tool to search for deviations from the Standard Model is considered. In particular, a set of extended gauge models, including anomalous multi-boson interactions, are discussed as a promising way for «new physics» study. A numerical analysis of the total cross sections of the processes was carried out. The lowest order radiative corrections in the soft-photon approximation within the Standard Model are taken into account. Calculations beyond the Standard Model was performed, the kinematic features of the cross sections were identified. The restrictions on the anomalous triple gauge boson coupling constants were analyzed and the kinematic areas to the search for their manifestations were obtained during the experiments at the International Linear Collider. The paper shows that the search for «new physics» effects based on electron-photon collisions around the W-boson production peak is the maximal promising. It was also shown that future experiments at high luminosity linear colliders will significantly clarify the constraints on anomalous gauge coupling constants.

scholarly journals Study of the 232Th(n,f) Cross section at NCSR ‘Demokritos’ using Micromegas Detectors

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Sotirios Chasapoglou ◽  
A. Tsantiri ◽  
A. Kalamara ◽  
M. Kokkoris ◽  
V. Michalopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Nuclear Reactions ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Tandem Accelerator ◽  
Line Detector ◽  
Accelerator Driven Systems ◽  
The Masses

The accurate knowledge of neutron-induced fission cross sections in actinides, is of great importance when it comes to the design of fast nuclear reactors, as well as accelerator driven systems. Specifically for the 232Th(n,f) case, the existing experimental datasets are quite discrepant in both the low and high energy MeV regions, thus leading to poor evaluations, a fact that in turn implies the need for more accurate measurements.In the present work, the total cross section of the 232Th(n,f) reaction has been measured relative to the 235U(n,f) and 238U(n,f) ones, at incident energies of 7.2, 8.4, 9.9 MeV and 14.8, 16.5, 17.8 MeV utilizing the 2H(d,n) and 3H(d,n) reactions respectively, which generally yield quasi-monoenergetic neutron beams. The experiments were performed at the 5.5 MV Tandem accelerator laboratory of N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, using a Micromegas detector assembly and an ultra thin ThO2 target, especially prepared for fission measurements at n_ToF, CERN during its first phase of operations, using the painting technique. The masses of all actinide samples were determined via α-spectroscopy. The produced fission yields along with the results obtained from activation foils were studied in parallel, using both the NeusDesc [1] and MCNP5 [2] codes, taking into consideration competing nuclear reactions (e.g. deuteron break up), along with neutron elastic and inelastic scattering with the beam line, detector housing and experimental hall materials. Since the 232Th(n,f) reaction has a relatively low energy threshold and can thus be affected by parasitic neutrons originating from a variety of sources, the thorough characterization of the neutron flux impinging on the targets is a prerequisite for accurate cross-section measurements, especially in the absence of time-of-flight capabilities. Additional Monte-Carlo simulations were also performed coupling both GEF [3] and FLUKA [4] codes for the determination of the detection efficiency.

scholarly journals EXTRACTION OF RESONANCE PARAMETERS AND ROLE OF THE FINAL STATE INTERACTIONS

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 1460082 ◽  
Author(s):  
IGOR I. STRAKOVSKY ◽  
WILLIAM J. BRISCOE ◽  
ALEXANDER E. KUDRYAVTSEV ◽  
VLADIMIR E. TARASOV
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Impulse Approximation ◽  
Pion Photoproduction ◽  
Final State ◽  
The World ◽  
Final State Interactions ◽  
Watson’S Theorem ◽  
Photoproduction Data

We present an overview of the SAID group effort to analyze new γn → π-p cross sections vs. the world database to get new multipoles and determine neutron electromagnetic couplings. The differential cross section for the processes γn → π-p was extracted from new measurements at CLAS and MAMI-B accounting for Fermi motion effects in the impulse approximation (IA) as well as NN- and πN-FSI effects beyond the IA. We evaluated results of several pion photoproduction analyses and compared πN PWA results as a constraint for analyses of pion photoproduction data (Watson's theorem).

Measurements of Displacement Cross Section of Tungsten under 389-MeV Proton Irradiation and Thermal Damage Recovery

2021 ◽  
Vol 1024 ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
Yosuke Iwamoto ◽  
Makoto Yoshida ◽  
Hiroki Matsuda ◽  
Shin Ichiro Meigo ◽  
Daiki Satoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Thermal Conduction ◽  
Thermal Damage ◽  
Proton Irradiation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Wire Sample ◽  
Energy Proton ◽  
Measured Displacement ◽  
Mev Protons

For validating the number of displacements per atom (dpa) for tungsten under high-energy proton irradiation, we measured displacement cross sections related to defect-induced electrical resistivity changes in a tungsten wire sample under irradiation with 389-MeV protons under 10 K. The Gifford–McMahon cryocooler was used to cool the sample using a conductive coolant via thermal conduction plates of oxygen-free high-conductivity copper and electrical insulation sheets of aluminum nitride ceramic. In this experiment, the displacement cross section was 1612 ± 371 b for tungsten at 389 MeV. A comparison of the experimental displacement cross sections of tungsten with the calculated results obtained using Norgett–Robinson–Torrens (NRT) dpa and athermal recombination-corrected (arc) dpa cross sections indicates that arc-dpa was in better agreement with the experimental data than NRT-dpa; this is similar to the displacement cross sections of copper. From the measurements of damage recovery of the accumulated defects in tungsten through isochronal annealing, which is related to the defect concentration of the sample, approximately 20% of the damage was recovered at 60 K. This trend was similar to those observed in other experimental results for reactor neutrons.

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