Inclusive π<SUP>0</SUP> and K<SUP>0</SUP><SUB>S</SUB> production in two-photon collisions at LEP

The reactions e+e− → e+e−π0 X and e+e− → e+e−K0 S X are studied using data collected at LEP with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 202 GeV. Inclusive differential cross sections are measured as a function of the particle transverse momentum pt and the pseudo-rapidity. For pt...

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Autores principales: Dova, María Teresa, L3 Collaboration
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
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LEP
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/76423
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Sumario:The reactions e+e− → e+e−π0 X and e+e− → e+e−K0 S X are studied using data collected at LEP with the L3 detector at centre-of-mass energies between 189 and 202 GeV. Inclusive differential cross sections are measured as a function of the particle transverse momentum pt and the pseudo-rapidity. For pt 1.5 GeV, the π0 and K0 S differential cross sections are described by an exponential, typical of soft hadronic processes. For pt 1.5 GeV, the cross sections show the presence of perturbative QCD processes, described by a power-law. The data are compared to Monte Carlo predictions and to NLO QCD calculations.