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Title: Measurement of initial-state–final-state radiation interference in the processes e + e μ + μ γ and e + e π + π γ [Measurement of ISR-FSR interference in the processes e + e μ + μ γ and e + e π + π γ ]

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
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Charge asymmetry in the processes e+e → μ+μγ and e+e → π+πγ is measured using 232 fb–1 of data collected with the BABAR detector at e+e center-of-mass energies near 10.58 GeV. An observable is introduced and shown to be very robust against detector asymmetries while keeping a large sensitivity to the physical charge asymmetry that results from the interference between initial- and final-state radiation (FSR). The asymmetry is determined as a function of the invariant mass of the final-state tracks from production threshold to a few GeV/c2. It is compared to the expectation from QED for e+e → μ+μγ, and from theoretical models for e+e → π+πγ. A clear interference pattern is observed in e+e → π+πγ, particularly in the vicinity of the f2(1270) resonance. As a result, the inferred rate of lowest-order FSR production is consistent with the QED expectation for e+e → μ+μγ, and is negligibly small for e+e → π+πγ.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Organization:
The BABAR Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1259207
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1224581; OSTI ID: 1392975
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-16361; PRVDAQ; arXiv:1508.04008
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. 92, Issue 7; ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 13 works
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