Published October 11, 1990 | Version v1
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Scattering of high energy electrons off thermal photons

Creators

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik, Muenchen (Germany, F.R.)
  • 2. Rochester Univ., NY (USA)
  • 3. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 4. Pisa Univ. (Italy)
  • 5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Trieste (Italy)

Description

We have measured the scattering of the LEP beam from the thermal photon background in the beam pipe. The results agree with the predicted rate for a Planck distribution and set a limit ωc<0.04 eV on the cut-off frequency appearing in models of stochastic electrodynamics. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters, (Section) B
Journal Volume
249
Journal Issue
1
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
145-148
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
22019427
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM BUNCHING; BEAM TRANSPORT; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COMPTON EFFECT; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTRA; LEP STORAGE RINGS; PHOTON-ELECTRON COLLISIONS; PHOTONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; THERMAL RADIATION; THOMSON SCATTERING
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAMS; BOSONS; COLLISIONS; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MECHANICS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTON COLLISIONS; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SPECTRA; STORAGE RINGS