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Transition form factors in. pi. sup 0 ,. eta. , and. eta. prime couplings to. gamma. gamma. sup *

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
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  1. Departament Fisica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 08800 Vilanova, Barcelona (Spain)
  2. Theory Division, European Organization For Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211, Geneva-23 (Switzerland)
  3. Grup de Fisica Teorica, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona (Spain)
  4. Departamento de Fisica Teorica y del Cosmos, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada (Spain)
Recent measurements of the transition form factors for the {ital P}{gamma}{gamma}{sup *} vertices, with {ital P}={pi}{sup 0}, {eta}, and {eta}{prime}, are compared with different models. These include vector-meson dominance, constituent-quark loops, the QCD-inspired interpolation by Brodsky-Lepage, and chiral perturbation theory. General agreement is observed and differences--due to SU(3) breaking--are stressed and discussed.
OSTI ID:
7235298
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 45:3; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English