Measurement of R and determination of the charged particle multiplicity in e+ e- annihilation at s**(1/2) around 10-GeV

Collaboration
Aug, 1991
19 pages
Published in:
  • Z.Phys.C 54 (1992) 13-20
Report number:
  • DESY-91-092
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Springer)
We have measured theR value in non-resonante+e− annihilation using the ARGUS detector at the storage ring DORIS II. At a centre-of-mass energys=9.36\sqrt s= 9.36 GeV the ratio of the hadronic cross-section to the μ-pair cross section in lowest order QED has been determined to beR=3.46±0.03±0.13. In addition, we have measured the charged-particle multiplicities in non-resonant hadron production ats=10.47\sqrt s= 10.47 GeV just below theBBˉ\bar B threshold and in ϒ (4S) resonance decays. For the average charged-particle multiplicities in continuum events and ϒ(4S)→BBˉ\bar B decays we obtain cont=8.35±0.02±0.20 and ϒ(4s)=10.81±0.05±0.23.
  • electron positron: colliding beams
  • colliding beams: electron positron
  • electron positron: annihilation
  • annihilation: electron positron
  • jet: electroproduction
  • electroproduction: jet
  • hadron: multiple production
  • multiple production: hadron
  • cross section: hadronic
  • charged particle: multiplicity