Published September 1, 1990 | Version v1
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Prompt photon production at colliders

Creators

  • 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL (USA)
  • 2. Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet Bielefeld, Bielefeld (Federal Republic of Germany)
  • 3. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Hautes Energies, Batiment 211, Universite de Paris XI, Orsay CEDEX (France)

Description

We discuss the uncertainties affecting the theoretical predictions for prompt-photon production at collider energies. The importance of studying the rapidity distribution at small values of the transverse momentum is emphasized as a means to probe the gluon distribution at low x

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
1440-1449
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22014620
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
BREMSSTRAHLUNG; FERMILAB TEVATRON; GLUONS; MECHANICAL FRAGMENTATION; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PARTICLE RAPIDITY; PHOTONS; PROMPT GAMMA RADIATION; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; TRANSVERSE MOMENTUM
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BOSONS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LINEAR MOMENTUM; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; SYNCHROTRONS