e+e-Æhadrons (non-resonant)

In general, the lowest order electromagnetic production cross section for any point fermion-antifermion pair is

where ef is the fermion electric charge.

Hadrons are produced by the production of quark-antiquark pairs, so

and


See F&H Figures 10.24, 10.20,10.21, & 10.23.

 

 

Copyright 1998 David Bailey, University of Toronto