Total cross section in γ γ collisions at LEP

M. Acciarri, P. Achard, O. Adriani, M. Aguilar-Benitez, J. Alcaraz, G. Alemanni, J. Allaby, A. Aloisio, M. G. Alviggi, G. Ambrosi, H. Anderhub, V. P. Andreev, T. Angelescu, F. Anselmo, A. Arefiev, T. Azemoon, T. Aziz, P. Bagnaia, A. Bajo, L. BaksayA. Balandras, S. V. Baldew, S. Banerjee, Sw Banerjee, A. Barczyk, R. Barillère, P. Bartalini, M. Basile, N. Batalova, R. Battiston, A. Bay, F. Becattini, U. Becker, F. Behner, L. Bellucci, R. Berbeco, J. Berdugo, P. Berges, B. Bertucci, B. L. Betev, S. Bhattacharya, M. Biasini, A. Biland, J. J. Blaising, S. C. Blyth, G. J. Bobbink, A. Böhm, L. Boldizsar, B. Borgia, D. Bourilkov, M. Bourquin, S. Braccini, J. G. Branson, F. Brochu, A. Buffini, A. Buijs, J. D. Burger, W. J. Burger, X. D. Cai, M. Capell, G. Cara Romeo, G. Carlino, A. M. Cartacci, J. Casaus, G. Castellini, F. Cavallari, N. Cavallo, C. Cecchi, M. Cerrada, F. Cesaroni, M. Chamizo, Y. H. Chang, U. K. Chaturvedi, M. Chemarin, A. Chen, G. Chen, G. M. Chen, H. F. Chen, H. S. Chen, G. Chiefari, L. Cifarelli, F. Cindolo, C. Civinini, I. Clare, R. Clare, G. Coignet, N. Colino, S. Costantini, F. Cotorobai, B. De la Cruz, A. Csilling, S. Cucciarelli, T. S. Dai, J. A. Van Dalen, R. D'Alessandro, R. De Asmundis, P. Déglon, A. Degré, K. Deiters, G. Zilizi

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Abstract

The reaction e+e- → e+e-γ*γ* → e+e-hadrons for quasi-real photons is studied using data from √s = 183 GeV up to 202 GeV. Results on the total cross sections σ(e+e- → e+e-hadrons) and σ(γγ → hadrons) are given for the two-photon centre-of-mass energies 5 GeV ≤ Wγγ ≤ 185 GeV. The total cross section of two real photons is described by a Regge parametrisation. We observe a steeper rise with the two-photon centre-of-mass energy as compared to the hadron-hadron and the photon-proton cross sections. The data are also compared to the expectations of different theoretical models.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-45
Number of pages13
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume519
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Oct 2001

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