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Experimental study of color degree of freedom of gluons in e sup + e minus annihilation at radical s around 60 GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (USA)
We have studied four-jet angular distributions using data collected with the VENUS detector at the KEK {ital e}{sup +}{ital e{minus}} collider at TRISTAN at c.m. energies between 54 and 64 GeV. The obseved angular distributions are consistent with QCD, but are inconsistent with the Abelian gluon model at the 5% significance level. We have further obtained 95%-confidence experimental bounds on the fundamental parameters of the SU({ital N}{sub {ital c}}) local color symmetry.
OSTI ID:
6098114
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 66:3; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English