Breakdown of conventional factorization for isolated photon cross sections

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:409867

Berger, E L ^[1]; Guo, Xiaofeng; Qiu, Jianwei ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). High Energy Physics Div.
2. Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Using {ital e{sup +}e{sup -} {r_arrow} {gamma} + X} as an example, we show that the conventional factorization theorem of perturbative QCD breaks down for isolated photon cross sections in a specific part of phase space. Implications are discussed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). High Energy Physics Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 409867
• Report Number(s): ANL-HEP-CP--96-53; CONF-9605180--4; ON: DE96015092
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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