TY - JOUR

T1 - A study of photon production in hadronic e + e − annihilation

AU - Bartel, W.

AU - Finch, Alexander

AU - JADE Collaboration

PY - 1985

Y1 - 1985

N2 - The production of photons ine + e −→γ+hadrons is investigated at three centre of mass energies around 14, 22 and 34 GeV. On average, photons carry 25% of the total available energy, with a multiplicity similar to the charged multiplicity. The inclusive photon spectra are found to scale with the centre of mass energy as a function of the Feynman variablex. π0 and η mesons are reconstructed from their decay photons. The slopes of the spectra are similar to that for charged pions and approximate scaling is observed for π0 production. The mean π0 and η multiplicities are given. The observed photon yield can be fully accounted for by hadron decays and initial state radiation. However, up to one extra photon per event from other sources cannot be excluded.

AB - The production of photons ine + e −→γ+hadrons is investigated at three centre of mass energies around 14, 22 and 34 GeV. On average, photons carry 25% of the total available energy, with a multiplicity similar to the charged multiplicity. The inclusive photon spectra are found to scale with the centre of mass energy as a function of the Feynman variablex. π0 and η mesons are reconstructed from their decay photons. The slopes of the spectra are similar to that for charged pions and approximate scaling is observed for π0 production. The mean π0 and η multiplicities are given. The observed photon yield can be fully accounted for by hadron decays and initial state radiation. However, up to one extra photon per event from other sources cannot be excluded.

U2 - 10.1007/BF01413597

DO - 10.1007/BF01413597

M3 - Journal article

VL - 28

SP - 343

EP - 356

JO - Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

JF - Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

SN - 0170-9739

IS - 3

ER -