Multielectron production at high transverse momenta in ep collisions at HERA

Collaboration
Jul, 2003
23 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 31 (2003) 17-29
e-Print:
Report number:
  • DESY-03-082
Experiments:

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Abstract: (arXiv)
Multi-electron production is studied at high electron transverse momentum in positron- and electron-proton collisions using the H1 detector at HERA. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 115 pb-1. Di-electron and tri-electron event yields are measured. Cross sections are derived in a restricted phase space region dominated by photon-photon collisions. In general good agreement is found with the Standard Model predictions. However, for electron pair invariant masses above 100 GeV, three di-electron events and three tri-electron events are observed, compared to Standard Model expectations of 0.30 \pm 0.04 and 0.23 \pm 0.04, respectively.
Note:
  • 23 pages, 8 figures and 4 tables
  • positron p: colliding beams
  • electron p: colliding beams
  • photon photon: interaction
  • electron: multiple production
  • transverse momentum: high
  • yield: (positron electron)
  • yield: (3electron)
  • mass spectrum: (positron electron)
  • differential cross section: transverse momentum
  • H1