Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at s =29 GeV

J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; C. A. Heusch; G. Abrams; C. E. Adolphsen; C. Akerlof; J. P. Alexander; M. Alvarez; D. Amidei; A. R. Baden; J. Ballam; B. C. Barish; T. Barklow; B. A. Barnett; J. Bartelt; D. Blockus; G. Bonvicini; A. Boyarski; J. Boyer; B. Brabson; A. Breakstone; J. M. Brom; F. Bulos; P. R. Burchat; D. L. Burke; F. Butler; F. Calvino; R. J. Cence; J. Chapman; D. Cords; D. P. Coupal; H. C. Destaebler; D. E. Dorfan; J. M. Dorfan; P. S. Drell; G. J. Feldman; E. Fernandez; R. C. Field; W. T. Ford; C. Fordham; R. Frey; D. Fujino; K. K. Gan; G. Gidal; L. Gladney; T. Glanzman; M. S. Gold; G. Goldhaber; L. Golding; A. Green; P. Grosse-Wiesmann; J. Haggerty; G. Hanson; R. Harr; F. A. Harris; C. M. Hawkes; K. Hayes; D. Herrup; T. Himel; M. Hoenk; R. J. Hollebeek; D. Hutchinson; J. Hylen; W. R. Innes; M. Jaffre; J. A. Jaros; I. Juricic; J. A. Kadyk; D. Karlen; J. Kent; S. R. Klein; A. Koide; W. Koska; W. Kozanecki; A. J. Lankford; R. R. Larsen; B. W. Leclaire; M. E. Levi; Z. Li; A. M. Litke; N. S. Lockyer; V. L̈th; C. Matteuzzi; J. A.J. Matthews; D. I. Meyer; B. D. Milliken; K. C. Moffeit; L. M̈ller; J. Nash; M. E. Nelson; D. Nitz; H. Ogren; R. A. Ong; K. F. O'Shaughnessy; S. I. Parker; C. Peck; A. Petersen; M. Petradza; F. C. Porter; P. Rankin; B. Richter

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1007

Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at s =29 GeV

J. J. Gomez-Cadenas, C. A. Heusch, G. Abrams, C. E. Adolphsen, C. Akerlof, J. P. Alexander, M. Alvarez, D. Amidei, A. R. Baden, J. Ballam, B. C. Barish, T. Barklow, B. A. Barnett, J. Bartelt, D. Blockus, G. Bonvicini, A. Boyarski, J. Boyer, B. Brabson, A. BreakstoneJ. M. Brom, F. Bulos, P. R. Burchat, D. L. Burke, F. Butler, F. Calvino, R. J. Cence, J. Chapman, D. Cords, D. P. Coupal, H. C. Destaebler, D. E. Dorfan, J. M. Dorfan, P. S. Drell, G. J. Feldman, E. Fernandez, R. C. Field, W. T. Ford, C. Fordham, R. Frey, D. Fujino, K. K. Gan, G. Gidal, L. Gladney, T. Glanzman, M. S. Gold, G. Goldhaber, L. Golding, A. Green, P. Grosse-Wiesmann, J. Haggerty, G. Hanson, R. Harr, F. A. Harris, C. M. Hawkes, K. Hayes, D. Herrup, T. Himel, M. Hoenk, R. J. Hollebeek, D. Hutchinson, J. Hylen, W. R. Innes, M. Jaffre, J. A. Jaros, I. Juricic, J. A. Kadyk, D. Karlen, J. Kent, S. R. Klein, A. Koide, W. Koska, W. Kozanecki, A. J. Lankford, R. R. Larsen, B. W. Leclaire, M. E. Levi, Z. Li, A. M. Litke, N. S. Lockyer, V. L̈th, C. Matteuzzi, J. A.J. Matthews, D. I. Meyer, B. D. Milliken, K. C. Moffeit, L. M̈ller, J. Nash, M. E. Nelson, D. Nitz, H. Ogren, R. A. Ong, K. F. O'Shaughnessy, S. I. Parker, C. Peck, A. Petersen, M. Petradza, F. C. Porter, P. Rankin, B. Richter

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We have searched for the annihilation of e+e- into the exclusive channels e and at s =29 GeV, using 226 and 133 pb-1, respectively, of data taken with the Mark II detector at the SLAC storage ring PEP. The resulting candidate sample is compatible with the expected background from pair production. Our analysis yields 95%-C.L. cross-section limits of e/<1.8×10-3 and /<6.1×10-3, where is the QED cross section for production of a lepton pair. This is the first high-Q2 test of lepton-flavor conservation involving leptons.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1007-1010
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	66
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1007
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Gomez-Cadenas, J. J., Heusch, C. A., Abrams, G., Adolphsen, C. E., Akerlof, C., Alexander, J. P., Alvarez, M., Amidei, D., Baden, A. R., Ballam, J., Barish, B. C., Barklow, T., Barnett, B. A., Bartelt, J., Blockus, D., Bonvicini, G., Boyarski, A., Boyer, J., Brabson, B., ... Richter, B. (1991). Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at s =29 GeV. Physical Review Letters, 66(8), 1007-1010. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1007

Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Heusch, CA, Abrams, G, Adolphsen, CE, Akerlof, C, Alexander, JP, Alvarez, M, Amidei, D, Baden, AR, Ballam, J, Barish, BC, Barklow, T, Barnett, BA, Bartelt, J, Blockus, D, Bonvicini, G, Boyarski, A, Boyer, J, Brabson, B, Breakstone, A, Brom, JM, Bulos, F, Burchat, PR, Burke, DL, Butler, F, Calvino, F, Cence, RJ, Chapman, J, Cords, D, Coupal, DP, Destaebler, HC, Dorfan, DE, Dorfan, JM, Drell, PS, Feldman, GJ, Fernandez, E, Field, RC, Ford, WT, Fordham, C, Frey, R, Fujino, D, Gan, KK, Gidal, G, Gladney, L, Glanzman, T, Gold, MS, Goldhaber, G, Golding, L, Green, A, Grosse-Wiesmann, P, Haggerty, J, Hanson, G, Harr, R, Harris, FA, Hawkes, CM, Hayes, K, Herrup, D, Himel, T, Hoenk, M, Hollebeek, RJ, Hutchinson, D, Hylen, J, Innes, WR, Jaffre, M, Jaros, JA, Juricic, I, Kadyk, JA, Karlen, D, Kent, J, Klein, SR, Koide, A, Koska, W, Kozanecki, W, Lankford, AJ, Larsen, RR, Leclaire, BW, Levi, ME, Li, Z, Litke, AM, Lockyer, NS, L̈th, V, Matteuzzi, C, Matthews, JAJ, Meyer, DI, Milliken, BD, Moffeit, KC, M̈ller, L, Nash, J, Nelson, ME, Nitz, D, Ogren, H, Ong, RA, O'Shaughnessy, KF, Parker, SI, Peck, C, Petersen, A, Petradza, M, Porter, FC, Rankin, P & Richter, B 1991, 'Search for elastic nondiagonal lepton-pair production in e+e- annihilation at s =29 GeV', Physical Review Letters, vol. 66, no. 8, pp. 1007-1010. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1007

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