Two-photon Physics: From DaΦne To Lep200 And Beyond

Two-photon Physics: From DaΦne To Lep200 And Beyond
Author: F Kapusta
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1994-12-20
Genre:
ISBN: 981455040X

Two-photon physics, i.e. photon-photon collisions in electron-positron colliders, a relatively new field in elementary particle physics, has become very popular in the last 20 years. Many experiments have been performed in this field, and the theoretical implications (in particular in quantum chromodynamics) have been studied in much detail. Nine international workshops devoted to two-photon physics have taken place between 1973 and 1992.This meeting was particularly timely, since a new generation of electron-positron colliders is presently being built or planned. These colliders will involve a large spectrum of beam energies, but their common characteristics should be a high particle flux (luminosity). This should allow for measuring many new phenomena as well as for studying known processes with much higher precision than before. Particularly promising is the prospect of building a dedicated high-energy photon collider; this should become possible using a laser technique allowing for the “conversion” of a linear electron beam into a photon beam.Over 60 physicists (both experimentalists and theorists), mainly from European countries (France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Russia, as well as Sweden and Switzerland), discussed these new possibilities at the above meeting. Over 30 talks were presented and many extended debates took place.

Photon 2001, Procs Of The Intl Conf On The Structure And Interactions Of The Photon Including The 14th Intl Workshop On Photon-photon Collisions

Photon 2001, Procs Of The Intl Conf On The Structure And Interactions Of The Photon Including The 14th Intl Workshop On Photon-photon Collisions
Author: Maria-novella Kienzle-focacci
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2002-07-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814488232

This volume reports on all aspects of high energy photon interactions using both photon and proton targets. Significant new results from the LEP and HERA experiments as well as from CLEO II and BELLE are presented. These data are confronted with diverse theoretical models. In particular, predictions of QCD in both the perturbative and the non-perturbative sector are extensively discussed. The prospects for gamma-gamma physics at future high energy colliders are also reviewed. In total 72 papers are collected.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings)

Meson 2002 - Proceedings Of The 7th International Workshop On Production, Properties And Interaction Of Mesons

Meson 2002 - Proceedings Of The 7th International Workshop On Production, Properties And Interaction Of Mesons
Author: Carlo Guaraldo
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2003-01-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814487511

This volume deals with both the experimental and theoretical aspects of meson physics; in particular, it presents new results. The main topics are: hadronic and electromagnetic meson production in various reactions; meson interaction with mesons, nucleons and nuclei; the structure of hadrons; mesons and fundamental symmetries; exotic systems. The book provides an overview of the current status of these areas, as well as of new developments, besides giving a preview of the forthcoming investigations.

Hadron '91 - Proceedings Of The International Conference

Hadron '91 - Proceedings Of The International Conference
Author: S Oneda
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 946
Release: 1992-05-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9814554782

In this volume, the structure and reactions of radioactive nuclei are described. The relevance of halo nuclei to nuclear astrophysics is stressed in different contributions. Other topics included are: three-body aspects of light neutron-rich nuclei, elastic scattering, charge exchange and Coulomb excitation, fragment moment distribution, mass at half-life measurement and electromagnetism-induced fission.

Physics in Collision 19

Physics in Collision 19
Author: M. Campbell
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789810243548

The XIX Physics in Collision conference reviewed experimental results in electroweak, quantum chromodynamics, neutrino, bottom and rare kaon physics, and updated recent developments in the area of gamma ray bursts as well as the issue of the cosmological constant and dark matter.The conference opened with reports on electroweak physics. A decade of precision experiments in laboratories around the world failed to uncover any significant deviations from standard model predictions. Precise W boson and top quark mass measurements suggest a low mass Higgs boson in the standard model, possibly within the reach of the LEP II and the upgraded Tevatron colliders. These presentations were followed by a summary of the latest results on searches for Higgs and supersymmetry.There were three reports on neutrino physics: atmospheric, solar and reactor/accelerator based neutrino experiments and results. Impressive Super-K results strongly suggest ????? oscillation, a scenario confirmed by less precise Soudan2 and MACRO data.The latest results on strange and heavy quark physics were summarized. High statistics from CLEO, LEP I and Tevatron have enabled experimenters to study many rare charm and bottom quark decays for the first time. Among many other interesting results presented, the first measurements of sin 2? by CDF and î?/î by KTeV provide a preview of expected developments in the near future.