Measurement of the cross sections of the reactions e+e- → γγ and e+e- → γγγ at LEP

M. Z. Akwawy; G. Alexander; J. Allison; P. P. Allport; K. J. Anderson; J. C. Armitage; G. T.J. Arnison; P. Ashton; G. Azuelos; J. T.M. Baines; A. H. Ball; J. Banks; G. J. Barker; R. J. Barlow; J. R. Batley; G. Beaudoin; A. Beck; J. Becker; T. Behnke; K. W. Bell; G. Bella; S. Bethke; O. Biebel; U. Binder; I. J. Bloodworth; P. Bock; H. Breuker; R. M. Brown; R. Brun; A. Buijs; H. J. Burckhart; P. Capiluppi; R. K. Carnegie; A. A. Carter; J. R. Carter; C. Y. Chang; D. G. Charlton; J. T.M. Chrin; P. E.L. Clarke; I. Cohen; W. J. Collins; J. E. Conboy; M. Couch; M. Coupland; M. Cuffiani; S. Dado; G. M. Dallavalle; S. De Jong; P. Debu; M. M. Deninno; A. Dieckmann; M. Dittmar; M. S. Dixit; E. Duchovni; I. P. Duerdoth; D. J.P. Dumas; P. A. Elcombe; P. G. Estabrooks; E. Etzion; F. Fabbri; P. Farthouat; H. M. Fischer; D. G. Fong; M. T. French; C. Fukunaga; A. Gaidot; O. Ganel; J. W. Gary; J. Gascon; N. I. Geddes; C. N.P. Gee; C. Geich-Gimbel; S. W. Gensler; F. X. Gentit; G. Giacomelli; V. Gibson; W. R. Gibson; J. D. Gillies; J. Goldberg; M. J. Goodrick; W. Gorn; D. Granite; E. Gross; J. Grunhaus; H. Hagedorn; J. Hagemann; M. Hansroul; C. K. Hargrove; I. Harrus; J. Hart; P. M. Hattersley; M. Hauschild; C. M. Hawkes; E. Heflin; R. J. Hemingway; R. D. Heuer; J. C. Hill; S. J. Hillier; D. A. Hinshaw; C. Ho; J. D. Hobbs; P. R. Hobson; D. Hochman; B. Holl; R. J. Homer; S. R. Hou; C. P. Howarth; R. E. Hughes-Jones; R. Humbert; P. Igo-Kemenes; H. Ihssen; D. C. Imrie; L. Janissen; A. Jawahery; P. W. Jeffreys; H. Jeremie; M. Jimack; M. Jobes; R. W.L. Jones; P. Jovanovic; D. Karlen; K. Kawagoe; T. Kawamoto; R. G. Kellogg; B. W. Kennedy; C. Kleinwort; D. E. Klem; G. Knop; T. Kobayashi; T. P. Kokott; L. Köpke; R. Kowalewski; H. Kreutzmann; J. Kroll; M. Kuwano; P. Kyberd; G. D. Lafferty; F. Lamarche; W. J. Larson; J. G. Layter; P. Le Du; P. Leblanc; A. M. Lee; M. H. Lehto; D. Lellouch; P. Lennert; C. Leroy; L. Lessard; S. Levegrün; L. Levinson; S. L. Lloyd; F. K. Loebinger; J. M. Lorah; B. Lorazo; M. J. Losty; J. Ludwig; J. Ma; A. A. Macbeth; M. Mannelli; S. Marcellini; G. Maringer; A. J. Martin; J. P. Martin; T. Mashimo; P. Mättig; U. Maur; T. J. McMahon; J. R. McNutt; F. Meijers; D. Menszner; F. S. Merritt; H. Mes; A. Michelini; R. P. Middleton; G. Mikenberg; J. Mildenberger; D. J. Miller; C. Milstene; M. Minowa; W. Mohr; C. Moisan; A. Montanari; T. Mori; M. W. Moss; P. G. Murphy; W. J. Murray; B. Nellen; H. H. Nguyen; M. Nozaki; A. J.P. O'Dowd; S. W. O'Neale; B. P. O'Neill; F. G. Oakham; F. Odorici; M. Ogg; H. Oh; M. J. Oreglia; S. Orito; J. P. Pansart; G. N. Patrick; S. J. Pawley; P. Pfister; J. E. Pilcher; J. L. Pinfold; D. E. Plane; B. Poli; A. Pouladdej; E. Prebys; T. W. Pritchard; H. Przysiezniak; G. Quast; M. W. Redmond; D. L. Rees; M. Regimbald; K. Riles; C. M. Roach; S. A. Robins; A. Rollnik; J. M. Roney; S. Rossberg; A. M. Rossi; P. Routenburg; K. Runge; O. Runolfsson; S. Sanghera; R. A. Sansum; M. Sasaki; B. J. Saunders; A. D. Schaile; O. Schaile; W. Schappert; P. Scharff-Hansen; S. Schreiber; J. Schwarz; A. Shapira; B. C. Shen; P. Sherwood; A. Simon; P. Singh; G. P. Siroli; A. Skuja; A. M. Smith; T. J. Smith; G. A. Snow; R. W. Springer; M. Sproston; K. Stephens; H. E. Stier; R. Stroehmer; D. Strom; H. Takeda; T. Takeshita; P. Taras; N. J. Thackray; T. Tsukamoto; M. F. Turner; G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer; D. Van den plas; R. Van Kooten; G. J. VanDalen; G. Vasseur; C. J. Virtue; H. von der Schmitt; J. von Krogh; A. Wagner; C. Wahl; J. P. Walker; C. P. Ward; D. R. Ward; P. M. Watkins; A. T. Watson; N. K. Watson; M. Weber; S. Weisz; P. S. Wells; N. Wermes; M. Weymann; G. W. Wilson; J. A. Wilson; I. Wingerter; V. H. Winterer; N. C. Wood; S. Wotton; T. R. Wyatt; R. Yaari; Y. Yang; G. Yekutieli; T. Yoshida; W. Zeuner; G. T. Zorn

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)91932-L

Measurement of the cross sections of the reactions e⁺e^- → γγ and e⁺e^- → γγγ at LEP

M. Z. Akwawy
, G. Alexander
, J. Allison
, P. P. Allport
, K. J. Anderson
, J. C. Armitage
, G. T.J. Arnison
, P. Ashton
, G. Azuelos
, J. T.M. Baines
, A. H. Ball
, J. Banks
, G. J. Barker
, R. J. Barlow
, J. R. Batley
, G. Beaudoin
, A. Beck
, J. Becker
, T. Behnke
, K. W. Bell

G. Bella, S. Bethke, O. Biebel, U. Binder, I. J. Bloodworth, P. Bock, H. Breuker, R. M. Brown, R. Brun, A. Buijs, H. J. Burckhart, P. Capiluppi, R. K. Carnegie, A. A. Carter, J. R. Carter, C. Y. Chang, D. G. Charlton, J. T.M. Chrin, P. E.L. Clarke, I. Cohen, W. J. Collins, J. E. Conboy, M. Couch, M. Coupland, M. Cuffiani, S. Dado, G. M. Dallavalle, S. De Jong, P. Debu, M. M. Deninno, A. Dieckmann, M. Dittmar, M. S. Dixit, E. Duchovni, I. P. Duerdoth, D. J.P. Dumas, P. A. Elcombe, P. G. Estabrooks, E. Etzion, F. Fabbri, P. Farthouat, H. M. Fischer, D. G. Fong, M. T. French, C. Fukunaga, A. Gaidot, O. Ganel, J. W. Gary, J. Gascon, N. I. Geddes, C. N.P. Gee, C. Geich-Gimbel, S. W. Gensler, F. X. Gentit, G. Giacomelli, V. Gibson, W. R. Gibson, J. D. Gillies, J. Goldberg, M. J. Goodrick, W. Gorn, D. Granite, E. Gross, J. Grunhaus, H. Hagedorn, J. Hagemann, M. Hansroul, C. K. Hargrove, I. Harrus, J. Hart, P. M. Hattersley, M. Hauschild, C. M. Hawkes, E. Heflin, R. J. Hemingway, R. D. Heuer, J. C. Hill, S. J. Hillier, D. A. Hinshaw, C. Ho, J. D. Hobbs, P. R. Hobson, D. Hochman, B. Holl, R. J. Homer, S. R. Hou, C. P. Howarth, R. E. Hughes-Jones, R. Humbert, P. Igo-Kemenes, H. Ihssen, D. C. Imrie, L. Janissen, A. Jawahery, P. W. Jeffreys, H. Jeremie, M. Jimack, M. Jobes, R. W.L. Jones, P. Jovanovic, D. Karlen, K. Kawagoe, T. Kawamoto, R. G. Kellogg, B. W. Kennedy, C. Kleinwort, D. E. Klem, G. Knop, T. Kobayashi, T. P. Kokott, L. Köpke, R. Kowalewski, H. Kreutzmann, J. Kroll, M. Kuwano, P. Kyberd, G. D. Lafferty, F. Lamarche, W. J. Larson, J. G. Layter, P. Le Du, P. Leblanc, A. M. Lee, M. H. Lehto, D. Lellouch, P. Lennert, C. Leroy, L. Lessard, S. Levegrün, L. Levinson, S. L. Lloyd, F. K. Loebinger, J. M. Lorah, B. Lorazo, M. J. Losty, J. Ludwig, J. Ma, A. A. Macbeth, M. Mannelli, S. Marcellini, G. Maringer, A. J. Martin, J. P. Martin, T. Mashimo, P. Mättig, U. Maur, T. J. McMahon, J. R. McNutt, F. Meijers, D. Menszner, F. S. Merritt, H. Mes, A. Michelini, R. P. Middleton, G. Mikenberg, J. Mildenberger, D. J. Miller, C. Milstene, M. Minowa, W. Mohr, C. Moisan, A. Montanari, T. Mori, M. W. Moss, P. G. Murphy, W. J. Murray, B. Nellen, H. H. Nguyen, M. Nozaki, A. J.P. O'Dowd, S. W. O'Neale, B. P. O'Neill, F. G. Oakham, F. Odorici, M. Ogg, H. Oh, M. J. Oreglia, S. Orito, J. P. Pansart, G. N. Patrick, S. J. Pawley, P. Pfister, J. E. Pilcher, J. L. Pinfold, D. E. Plane, B. Poli, A. Pouladdej, E. Prebys, T. W. Pritchard, H. Przysiezniak, G. Quast, M. W. Redmond, D. L. Rees, M. Regimbald, K. Riles, C. M. Roach, S. A. Robins, A. Rollnik, J. M. Roney, S. Rossberg, A. M. Rossi, P. Routenburg, K. Runge, O. Runolfsson, S. Sanghera, R. A. Sansum, M. Sasaki, B. J. Saunders, A. D. Schaile, O. Schaile, W. Schappert, P. Scharff-Hansen, S. Schreiber, J. Schwarz, A. Shapira, B. C. Shen, P. Sherwood, A. Simon, P. Singh, G. P. Siroli, A. Skuja, A. M. Smith, T. J. Smith, G. A. Snow, R. W. Springer, M. Sproston, K. Stephens, H. E. Stier, R. Stroehmer, D. Strom, H. Takeda, T. Takeshita, P. Taras, N. J. Thackray, T. Tsukamoto, M. F. Turner, G. Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, D. Van den plas, R. Van Kooten, G. J. VanDalen, G. Vasseur, C. J. Virtue, H. von der Schmitt, J. von Krogh, A. Wagner, C. Wahl, J. P. Walker, C. P. Ward, D. R. Ward, P. M. Watkins, A. T. Watson, N. K. Watson, M. Weber, S. Weisz, P. S. Wells, N. Wermes, M. Weymann, G. W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, I. Wingerter, V. H. Winterer, N. C. Wood, S. Wotton, T. R. Wyatt, R. Yaari, Y. Yang, G. Yekutieli, T. Yoshida, W. Zeuner, G. T. Zorn

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Abstract

The cross section of the pure QED process e⁺e^-→γγ has been measured using data accumulated during the 1989 and 1990 scans of the Z⁰ resonance at LEP. Both the energy dependence and the angular distribution are in good agreement with the QED prediction. Upper limits on the branching ratios of Z⁰→γγ, Z⁰→π⁰γ and Z⁰→ηγ have been set at 1.4×10 ^-4, 1.4×10^-4 and 2.0×10^-4 respectively. Lower limits on the cutoff parameters of the modified electron propagator have been found to be Λ₊ > 117 GeV and Λ_- > 110 GeV. The reaction e⁺e^- → γγγ has also been studied and was found to be consistent with the QED prediction. An upper limit on the branching ratio of Z⁰→γγγ has been set at 6.6 × 10^-5. All the limits are given at 95% confidence level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	531-540
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	257
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)91932-L
State	Published - Mar 28 1991

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Akwawy, M. Z., Alexander, G., Allison, J., Allport, P. P., Anderson, K. J., Armitage, J. C., Arnison, G. T. J., Ashton, P., Azuelos, G., Baines, J. T. M., Ball, A. H., Banks, J., Barker, G. J., Barlow, R. J., Batley, J. R., Beaudoin, G., Beck, A., Becker, J., Behnke, T., ... Zorn, G. T. (1991). Measurement of the cross sections of the reactions e⁺e^- → γγ and e⁺e^- → γγγ at LEP. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 257(3-4), 531-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)91932-L

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abstract = "The cross section of the pure QED process e+e-→γγ has been measured using data accumulated during the 1989 and 1990 scans of the Z0 resonance at LEP. Both the energy dependence and the angular distribution are in good agreement with the QED prediction. Upper limits on the branching ratios of Z0→γγ, Z0→π0γ and Z0→ηγ have been set at 1.4×10 -4, 1.4×10-4 and 2.0×10-4 respectively. Lower limits on the cutoff parameters of the modified electron propagator have been found to be Λ+ > 117 GeV and Λ- > 110 GeV. The reaction e+e- → γγγ has also been studied and was found to be consistent with the QED prediction. An upper limit on the branching ratio of Z0→γγγ has been set at 6.6 × 10-5. All the limits are given at 95\% confidence level.",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Measurement of the cross sections of the reactions e+e- → γγ and e+e- → γγγ at LEP

AU - Akwawy, M. Z.

AU - Alexander, G.

AU - Allison, J.

AU - Allport, P. P.

AU - Anderson, K. J.

AU - Armitage, J. C.

AU - Arnison, G. T.J.

AU - Ashton, P.

AU - Azuelos, G.

AU - Baines, J. T.M.

AU - Ball, A. H.

AU - Banks, J.

AU - Barker, G. J.

AU - Barlow, R. J.

AU - Batley, J. R.

AU - Beaudoin, G.

AU - Beck, A.

AU - Becker, J.

AU - Behnke, T.

AU - Bell, K. W.

AU - Bella, G.

AU - Bethke, S.

AU - Biebel, O.

AU - Binder, U.

AU - Bloodworth, I. J.

AU - Bock, P.

AU - Breuker, H.

AU - Brown, R. M.

AU - Brun, R.

AU - Buijs, A.

AU - Burckhart, H. J.

AU - Capiluppi, P.

AU - Carnegie, R. K.

AU - Carter, A. A.

AU - Carter, J. R.

AU - Chang, C. Y.

AU - Charlton, D. G.

AU - Chrin, J. T.M.

AU - Clarke, P. E.L.

AU - Cohen, I.

AU - Collins, W. J.

AU - Conboy, J. E.

AU - Couch, M.

AU - Coupland, M.

AU - Cuffiani, M.

AU - Dado, S.

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

AU - De Jong, S.

AU - Debu, P.

AU - Deninno, M. M.

AU - Dieckmann, A.

AU - Dittmar, M.

AU - Dixit, M. S.

AU - Duchovni, E.

AU - Duerdoth, I. P.

AU - Dumas, D. J.P.

AU - Elcombe, P. A.

AU - Estabrooks, P. G.

AU - Etzion, E.

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Farthouat, P.

AU - Fischer, H. M.

AU - Fong, D. G.

AU - French, M. T.

AU - Fukunaga, C.

AU - Gaidot, A.

AU - Ganel, O.

AU - Gary, J. W.

AU - Gascon, J.

AU - Geddes, N. I.

AU - Gee, C. N.P.

AU - Geich-Gimbel, C.

AU - Gensler, S. W.

AU - Gentit, F. X.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Gibson, V.

AU - Gibson, W. R.

AU - Gillies, J. D.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Goodrick, M. J.

AU - Gorn, W.

AU - Granite, D.

AU - Gross, E.

AU - Grunhaus, J.

AU - Hagedorn, H.

AU - Hagemann, J.

AU - Hansroul, M.

AU - Hargrove, C. K.

AU - Harrus, I.

AU - Hart, J.

AU - Hattersley, P. M.

AU - Hauschild, M.

AU - Hawkes, C. M.

AU - Heflin, E.

AU - Hemingway, R. J.

AU - Heuer, R. D.

AU - Hill, J. C.

AU - Hillier, S. J.

AU - Hinshaw, D. A.

AU - Ho, C.

AU - Hobbs, J. D.

AU - Hobson, P. R.

AU - Hochman, D.

AU - Holl, B.

AU - Homer, R. J.

AU - Hou, S. R.

AU - Howarth, C. P.

AU - Hughes-Jones, R. E.

AU - Humbert, R.

AU - Igo-Kemenes, P.

AU - Ihssen, H.

AU - Imrie, D. C.

AU - Janissen, L.

AU - Jawahery, A.

AU - Jeffreys, P. W.

AU - Jeremie, H.

AU - Jimack, M.

AU - Jobes, M.

AU - Jones, R. W.L.

AU - Jovanovic, P.

AU - Karlen, D.

AU - Kawagoe, K.

AU - Kawamoto, T.

AU - Kellogg, R. G.

AU - Kennedy, B. W.

AU - Kleinwort, C.

AU - Klem, D. E.

AU - Knop, G.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Kokott, T. P.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalewski, R.

AU - Kreutzmann, H.

AU - Kroll, J.

AU - Kuwano, M.

AU - Kyberd, P.

AU - Lafferty, G. D.

AU - Lamarche, F.

AU - Larson, W. J.

AU - Layter, J. G.

AU - Le Du, P.

AU - Leblanc, P.

AU - Lee, A. M.

AU - Lehto, M. H.

AU - Lellouch, D.

AU - Lennert, P.

AU - Leroy, C.

AU - Lessard, L.

AU - Levegrün, S.

AU - Levinson, L.

AU - Lloyd, S. L.

AU - Loebinger, F. K.

AU - Lorah, J. M.

AU - Lorazo, B.

AU - Losty, M. J.

AU - Ludwig, J.

AU - Ma, J.

AU - Macbeth, A. A.

AU - Mannelli, M.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Maringer, G.

AU - Martin, A. J.

AU - Martin, J. P.

AU - Mashimo, T.

AU - Mättig, P.

AU - Maur, U.

AU - McMahon, T. J.

AU - McNutt, J. R.

AU - Meijers, F.

AU - Menszner, D.

AU - Merritt, F. S.

AU - Mes, H.

AU - Michelini, A.

AU - Middleton, R. P.

AU - Mikenberg, G.

AU - Mildenberger, J.

AU - Miller, D. J.

AU - Milstene, C.

AU - Minowa, M.

AU - Mohr, W.

AU - Moisan, C.

AU - Montanari, A.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Moss, M. W.

AU - Murphy, P. G.

AU - Murray, W. J.

AU - Nellen, B.

AU - Nguyen, H. H.

AU - Nozaki, M.

AU - O'Dowd, A. J.P.

AU - O'Neale, S. W.

AU - O'Neill, B. P.

AU - Oakham, F. G.

AU - Odorici, F.

AU - Ogg, M.

AU - Oh, H.

AU - Oreglia, M. J.

AU - Orito, S.

AU - Pansart, J. P.

AU - Patrick, G. N.

AU - Pawley, S. J.

AU - Pfister, P.

AU - Pilcher, J. E.

AU - Pinfold, J. L.

AU - Plane, D. E.

AU - Poli, B.

AU - Pouladdej, A.

AU - Prebys, E.

AU - Pritchard, T. W.

AU - Przysiezniak, H.

AU - Quast, G.

AU - Redmond, M. W.

AU - Rees, D. L.

AU - Regimbald, M.

AU - Riles, K.

AU - Roach, C. M.

AU - Robins, S. A.

AU - Rollnik, A.

AU - Roney, J. M.

AU - Rossberg, S.

AU - Rossi, A. M.

AU - Routenburg, P.

AU - Runge, K.

AU - Runolfsson, O.

AU - Sanghera, S.

AU - Sansum, R. A.

AU - Sasaki, M.

AU - Saunders, B. J.

AU - Schaile, A. D.

AU - Schaile, O.

AU - Schappert, W.

AU - Scharff-Hansen, P.

AU - Schreiber, S.

AU - Schwarz, J.

AU - Shapira, A.

AU - Shen, B. C.

AU - Sherwood, P.

AU - Simon, A.

AU - Singh, P.

AU - Siroli, G. P.

AU - Skuja, A.

AU - Smith, A. M.

AU - Smith, T. J.

AU - Snow, G. A.

AU - Springer, R. W.

AU - Sproston, M.

AU - Stephens, K.

AU - Stier, H. E.

AU - Stroehmer, R.

AU - Strom, D.

AU - Takeda, H.

AU - Takeshita, T.

AU - Taras, P.

AU - Thackray, N. J.

AU - Tsukamoto, T.

AU - Turner, M. F.

AU - Tysarczyk-Niemeyer, G.

AU - Van den plas, D.

AU - Van Kooten, R.

AU - VanDalen, G. J.

AU - Vasseur, G.

AU - Virtue, C. J.

AU - von der Schmitt, H.

AU - von Krogh, J.

AU - Wagner, A.

AU - Wahl, C.

AU - Walker, J. P.

AU - Ward, C. P.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watkins, P. M.

AU - Watson, A. T.

AU - Watson, N. K.

AU - Weber, M.

AU - Weisz, S.

AU - Wells, P. S.

AU - Wermes, N.

AU - Weymann, M.

AU - Wilson, G. W.

AU - Wilson, J. A.

AU - Wingerter, I.

AU - Winterer, V. H.

AU - Wood, N. C.

AU - Wotton, S.

AU - Wyatt, T. R.

AU - Yaari, R.

AU - Yang, Y.

AU - Yekutieli, G.

AU - Yoshida, T.

AU - Zeuner, W.

AU - Zorn, G. T.

PY - 1991/3/28

Y1 - 1991/3/28

N2 - The cross section of the pure QED process e+e-→γγ has been measured using data accumulated during the 1989 and 1990 scans of the Z0 resonance at LEP. Both the energy dependence and the angular distribution are in good agreement with the QED prediction. Upper limits on the branching ratios of Z0→γγ, Z0→π0γ and Z0→ηγ have been set at 1.4×10 -4, 1.4×10-4 and 2.0×10-4 respectively. Lower limits on the cutoff parameters of the modified electron propagator have been found to be Λ+ > 117 GeV and Λ- > 110 GeV. The reaction e+e- → γγγ has also been studied and was found to be consistent with the QED prediction. An upper limit on the branching ratio of Z0→γγγ has been set at 6.6 × 10-5. All the limits are given at 95% confidence level.

AB - The cross section of the pure QED process e+e-→γγ has been measured using data accumulated during the 1989 and 1990 scans of the Z0 resonance at LEP. Both the energy dependence and the angular distribution are in good agreement with the QED prediction. Upper limits on the branching ratios of Z0→γγ, Z0→π0γ and Z0→ηγ have been set at 1.4×10 -4, 1.4×10-4 and 2.0×10-4 respectively. Lower limits on the cutoff parameters of the modified electron propagator have been found to be Λ+ > 117 GeV and Λ- > 110 GeV. The reaction e+e- → γγγ has also been studied and was found to be consistent with the QED prediction. An upper limit on the branching ratio of Z0→γγγ has been set at 6.6 × 10-5. All the limits are given at 95% confidence level.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/2842570182

U2 - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)91932-L

DO - 10.1016/0370-2693(91)91932-L

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:2842570182

SN - 0370-2693

VL - 257

SP - 531

EP - 540

JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

IS - 3-4

ER -

Measurement of the cross sections of the reactions e⁺e^- → γγ and e⁺e^- → γγγ at LEP

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