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Title: Hadron production via e{sup +}e{sup -} collisions with initial state radiation

Journal Article · · Reviews of Modern Physics
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  1. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090 (Russian Federation) and Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090 (Russian Federation)

A novel method of studying e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation into hadrons using initial state radiation at e{sup +}e{sup -} colliders is described. After a brief history of the method, its theoretical foundations are considered. Numerous experiments in which exclusive cross sections of e{sup +}e{sup -} annihilation into hadrons below the center-of-mass energy of 5 GeV have been measured are presented. Some applications of the experimental results to fundamental tests of the standard model are listed.

OSTI ID:
22038831
Journal Information:
Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 83, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6861
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English