Q2Q^2 - Dependence of Exclusive Meson Production in Two Photon Reactions

Jul, 1985
45 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 33 (1986) 689
Report number:
  • UCD-85/2

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Abstract: (APS)
We calculate the amplitudes for e+e−→e+e− MM¯ at large angle as a function of the invariant masses qa2 and qb2 of the two virtual photons. We demonstrate that the qa2 and qb2 dependence provides highly detailed tests of the applicability of QCD to predictions of exclusive large-angle processes. In addition, at moderate energies the q2 dependence may be used to unambiguously distinguish between possible vector-meson-dominated (i.e., purely hadronic) contributions and those arising from the asymptotically dominant pointlike-photon couplings. We present analytic forms for all relevant amplitudes.
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: INELASTIC SCATTERING
  • INELASTIC SCATTERING: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: EXCLUSIVE REACTION
  • MESON: PAIR PRODUCTION
  • PAIR PRODUCTION: MESON
  • momentum transfer dependence
  • SCATTERING: WIDE-ANGLE
  • WIDE-ANGLE: SCATTERING
  • QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS
  • EXCHANGE: TWO-PHOTON