Limits to possible scalar-boson mass and coupling from e+e− collisions

Measurements of e⁺e^? → e⁺e^? at 2.8 GeV are reported and interpreted in terms of limits for the mass and coupling of a possible scalar boson of the type introduced in recent renormalizable models of weak interactions. In particular, in the Georgi-Glashow scheme of leptons we find that the scalar boson mass must be larger than 10 GeV for an m_W = 10 GeV (m_W mass of the W-boson) and of 6.5 GeV for m_W = 15 GeV. Alternatively its coupling is extremely weak.     

The bilocal algebra and the parton model in vμ + p → μ + e+ + e− + hadrons

We calculated the cross section for v_μ + p → μ^? + e⁺ + e^? + hadrons in the deep-inelastic region using the Fritzsch and Gell-Mann light-cone algebra. The connection with the parton model is made.     

Pseudoscalar Higgs boson in experiments at <Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis><Superscript>+</Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">e</Emphasis><Superscript>−</Superscript> colliders

The potential of experiments at e ⁺ e ^? colliders to search for a signal of a new pseudoscalar Higgs boson and to study its CP properties is analyzed. A new Higgs boson coupling to the b quark and τ lepton, which is parameterized in a model-independent way as m _b /v(a + iγ₅ b), is chosen to be an indicator of its CP nature. We study the e ⁺ e ^? → τ⁺τ^?vv, e ⁺ e ^? → b \(\bar b\)vv, and e ⁺ e ^? → e ⁺ e ^? b \(\bar b\) processes highly sensitive to anomalous Higgs boson couplings due to the dominant contributions from the vector boson fusion processes W*W* → H and Z*Z* → H in the central region. It is shown that the study of polarization of particles in the final state could help to separate the contributions from the scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons. For instance, the consideration of the cascade decays of τ leptons in the e ⁺ e ^? → τ⁺τ^?vv process allows one to determine reliably the CP state of the Higgs boson as well as the value and the sign of the b parameter. As a result of our analysis, we develop a search strategy for a signal of a new pseudoscalar Higgs boson in future experiments at linear e ⁺ e ^? colliders, which will allow one to understand the CP nature of the Higgs boson and set the bounds on its couplings to fermions.     

New results on deep inelastic processes from generalized vector dominance

A formulation of generalized vector dominance (GVD), consistent with the parton model (PM) for deep inelastic electroproduction, is presented. The parton distributions at small x are correctly predicted in terms of the photoabsorption parameters. It is found that no charmed partons exist in the sea of the nucleon. The pomeron ??_c coupling and the ?_c ? photoproduction cross section are negligible. The ratio σ_L/σ_T for deep inelatic and diffractive electroproduction is found to be small. This is related to the prediction that the highest Regge singularity coupled to longitudinal vector mesons is a cut with intercept minus one. In the time-like region it implies that the angular distribution in e⁺e^?→ π + X is ～ (3?cos²Θ), in consistence with experiment and disagreement with PM. Finally the large value of σ(e⁺e^? → hadrons) is attributed to a series of ?_c's.     

Polarization amplitudes fore + e − →W + W − ande + e − →ZZ

The main purpose of this work is to study the three weak boson vertex. We give explicit formulae for all polarization amplitudes of the processese ⁺ e ^? →W ⁺ W ^? ande ⁺ e ^? →ZZ, with arbitrary couplings between the various intermediate vector bosons. Using these expressions we discuss possible signatures ofC, P andT violation in the three vector boson coupling, as well as the effects of anomalous magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole moments ofW ^±. The amplitudes for the above processes in any SU(2) × U(1) and SU(2)_L × SU(2)_R × U(1) gauge theory are also given, while the special case of the Weinberg-Salam model is studied in detail.     

Vector boson scattering ate + e − colliders as a test ofW ±,Z 0, γ self-interactions

We investigate the potential of a high-energye ⁺ e ^? collider (e.g., CLIC,E _e ⁺=E _e ^?=1 TeV) for determining trilinear and quadrilinear vector boson self-interactions in various vector boson scattering processes which can be measured in reactions of the type \(e^ + e^ - \to (e^ + e^ - ,ve^ - ,\bar ve^ + ,v\bar v) + VV'\) . Our analysis is based upon a recently suggested single parameter Lagrangian model for vector boson self-interactions incorporating globalSU(2) weak isospin symmetry broken by electromagnetism and a minimal increase of vector boson scattering tree amplitudes as a function of the energy. The results are compared with theSU(2) _L ×U(1) _Y predictions for the cases of a light and a heavy Higgs boson. We find that the crosssection for the production of a vector boson pair,VV′, is very sensitively dependent on the magnitude of the single free parameter, κ, the anomalous magnetic dipole moment of theW ^±. The cross-section changes by approximately one order of magnitude, even near production threshold, if κ is varied by one unit around theSU(2) _L ×U(1) _Y value of κ=1.     

Radiative corrections to Higgs production by e+e−→ZH in the Weinberg-Salam model

We present a complete analysis of the one-loop radiative corrections to the associated production of a Higgs boson (H) and a neutral vector boson (Z) in e⁺e^? annihilation up to energies and Higgs-boson masses of 1 TeV. In the region of interest for future experiments E ? 200 GeV (m_H ? 100 GeV) we find corrections of +25% which are essentially cancelled by soft-photon effects. The latter amount to ?31% for an electron counter resolution of 0.1.     

Parton model predictions for two-particle correlations in e+e− annihilation

The parton model predicts a jet structure for e⁺e^? annihilation into hadrons. This is obscured at low energies by the presence of finite transverse momentum effects. We suggest studying e+⁺e^? → h₁+h₂+X, where at least one hadron is near the kinematical boundary; this defines a jet axis. Numerous predictions for correlations among mesons follow from Feynman's parton fragmentation suggestion. We also give sum rules which check for the quantum numbers of the partons.     

An approximation to the cross sections of Z l boson production at CLIC by using neural networks

In this work, the possible dynamics associated with leptophilic Z _l boson at CLIC (Compact Linear Collider) have been investigated by using artificial neural networks (ANNs). These hypotetic massive boson Z _l have been shown through the process e ⁺ e ^?→µ⁺µ^?. Furthermore, the invariant mass distributions for final muons have been consistently predicted by using ANN. For these highly non-linear data, we have constructed consistent empirical physical formulas (EPFs) by appropriate feed-forward ANN. These ANNEPFs can be used to derive further physical functions which could be relevant to studying Z _l .     

Anomalous magnetic moment of the muon in the left-right model

The effect of Higgs bosons on the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon is considered within the model that is based on the SU(2)_L×SU(2)_R×U(1)_B–L gauge group and which involves a bidoublet and two triplets of Higgs fields (left-right model). For the Yukawa coupling constants and the masses of Higgs bosons, the regions are found where the model leads to agreement with experimental results obtained at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. In order to explore corollaries from the constraints obtained for the parameters of the Higgs sector, the processes e⁺e^? → μ⁺μ^?, τ⁺τ^? and μ⁺μ^? → μ⁺μ^?, τ⁺τ^? are considered both within the left-right model and within the model involving two Higgs doublets (two-Higgs-doublet model). It is shown that, if the mass of the lightest neutral Higgs boson does indeed lie in the range 3.1–10 GeV, as is inferred from the condition requiring the consistency of the two-Higgs-doublet model with the data of the BNL experiment, this Higgs boson may be observed as a resonance peak at currently operating e⁺e^? colliders (VEPP-4M, CESR, KEKB, PEP-II, and SLC). In order to implement this program, however, it is necessary to reduce considerably the scatter of energy in the e⁺ and e^? beams used, since the decay width of the lightest neutral Higgs boson is extremely small at such mass values. It is demonstrated that, in the case of the left-right model, for which the mass of the lightest neutral Higgs boson is not less than 115 GeV, the resonance peak associated with it may be detected at a muon collider.     

Possible structures of the neutral current within a gauge theory framework

We examine a class of gauge theories based on U(1)×SU(2)×G allowing for an arbitrary number of gauge bosons, while retaining the lowq ² four fermion interaction of the standard model. Measurable consequences fore ⁺ e ^?→μ ⁺ μ ^? ande ⁺ e ^?→e ⁺ e ^? at presently available as well as LEP energies are presented. Implications of the recently determined QED cut-offΛ _? ? 100 GeV on gauge boson properties and the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon are pointed out.     

Experimental limits on the strength of weak neutral currents in lepton pair production at PETRA energies

The processes e⁺e^? → e⁺e^? and μ⁺μ^? have been studied at PETRA using the JADE detector. The data, which were collected at s-values of up to 1300 GeV² have been analysed in terms of an electro-weak extension of QED to obtain values for the weak vector and axial vector couplings in the lepton sector. The values obtained agree with the predictions of the standard Salam-Weinberg model and the data are further analysed in terms of this model to obtain the limits 0.10 < sin²?_w < 0.40 (68% CL). The mass of the neutral weak gauge boson is deduced to be greater than 51 GeV/c².     

Maybe the quark-parton model can survive electron-positron annihilation

Using a covariant parton model we show that scaling in e⁺e^? annihilation is extremely cunctative.     

Comparison of antiproton diffraction dissociation with inelastic\bar pp interactions ande + e − annihilation into hadrons

Experimental multiplicity distributions of antiproton diffraction dissociation and inelastic antiproton-proton interactions at 22.4 GeV/c with leading particles removed are compared withe ⁺ e ^? annihilation into hadrons. We find agreement with the predictions of the dual parton model.     

Signals of new gauge bosons at futuree + e − colliders

We analyze possible indirect signals of additional neutral gauge bosons at futuree ⁺ e ^? colliders, concentrating onSU(2) _L ×U(1) _y ×U(1) _y , andSU(2) _L ×SU(2) _R ×U(1) effective theories. We develop a simple formalism to describe these effects and make a careful study of radiative corrections, in particular initial state radiation, which will be shown to have important implications. To make realistic estimates of the sensitivity to the new gauge boson effects, we use a model detector fore ⁺ e ^? annihilation at a center of mass energy of 500 GeV. Using a number of selected physical observables we then show that masses considerably higher than the total energy (up to a factor of 6) can be probed and that distinction between various theoretical models is possible.     

Initial-state radiation at LEP energies and the corrections to Higgs boson production

It is shown that for e⁺e^? scattering processes described by the exchange of one photon or vector boson the O(α) radiative corrections to the initial state completely factorize the lowest-order cross section. This factorization holds for both hard and soft (or virtual) photons. We present a formalism for applying these radiative corrections in a process-independent way, and described the corresponding computer program. As an application we study the initial-state radiative corrections to the Higgs production processes e⁺e^? → μ⁺μ^?H and e⁺e^? → e⁺e^?H.     

The Gribov-Lipatov relation in QCD

We analyse and calculate the structure functions of both deep inelastic leptoproduction ande ⁺ e ^? annihilation in QCD and in the parton model in a way which brings out the similarities and differences between the two situations. In particular we give a probability interpretation of the Gribov-Lipatov relation for quarks in QCD. The relation does not hold for hadronic structure functions but we determine its modified consequences for this case. A generalised Drell-Yan conjecture is also discussed and verified to lowest order in QCD.     

Search for the electron-positron decay of an axionlike particle from a 590 MeV proton beam dump

A search was made for the decay of a light neutral particle into ane ⁺ e ^?-pair behind the dump of the PSI (formerly SIN) 590 MeV proton beam. The detector consisted of two counter triggered optical spark chambers mounted two meters apart. A decay signal would have been detected within a cone of about 10° around the direction to the beam dump. For 300 coulomb of protons we found no excess of decay events over the backgroud. Consequently we can exclude the existence of a standard axion forX-parameters between 13.6 and 300, equivalent to masses between 2m _e and 20 MeV. For the decay modea ⁰→e ⁺ e ^? the standard axion model predicts a decay rate Г _ee ≈2×10⁶ m _a ^?1 MeVs^?1 whereas our analysis yields a limit Г _ee <36m _a ^?1 MeVs^?1 with 90% confidence. In the general case, e.g. for an axionlike boson χ⁰ we exclude values for the decay constantf _x <10⁴ GeV with 90% confidence for masses between 2m _e and 20 MeV.     

Initial-final state interference ine + e −→H μ + μ −

Here we take the processe ⁺ e ^?→H μ ⁺ μ ^? and compute a special class of one-loop QED corrections, namely the interference effects between the initial and final state radiation (interference radiation for short). This analysis is restricted to soft bremsstrahlung. The possibility of the Higgs boson detection at LEP-II is our major motivation, and the numerical values used both for the Higgs boson mass and the center of mass energy are a direct consequence of this.