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Order-[alpha][sub [ital s]] calculations of hadronic [ital W][sup [plus minus]][gamma] and [ital Z][gamma] production

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE (United Kingdom)
Order-[alpha][sub [ital s]] calculations of [ital pp][sup ([minus])][r arrow][ital W][sup [plus minus]][gamma]+[ital X] and [ital pp][sup ([minus])][r arrow][ital Z][gamma]+[ital X] are presented. Results are given for total cross sections and differential distributions for energies reached at the Fermilab Tevatron, CERN Large Hadron Collider, and Superconducting Super Collider. The order-[alpha][sub [ital s]] corrections are modest for [ital Z][gamma] production but are large for [ital W][gamma] production. The large corrections to [ital W][gamma] production are a consequence of the radiation amplitude zero in the [ital W][gamma] Born subprocess.
OSTI ID:
6786416
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 47:3; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English