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Measuring sigma(e^+e^- \to hadrons) using tagged photon
We propose to use events with radiated photons in e^+e^- collisions to
measure the total cross section of e^+ e^- \to hadrons as a function of the
center of mass energy. The Monte Carlo simulation for the collider DAPHNE shows
that a competitive accuracy can be achieved with this method.Comment: revtex, 13 page
Fermionic and Scalar Corrections for the Abelian Form Factor at Two Loops
Two-loop corrections for the form factor in a massive Abelian theory are
evaluated, which result from the insertion of massless fermion or scalar loops
into the massive gauge boson propagator. The result is valid for arbitrary
energies and gauge boson mass. Power-suppressed terms vanish rapidly in the
high energy region where the result is well approximated by a polynomial of
third order in ln(s/M^2). The relative importance of subleading logarithms is
emphasised.Comment: Latex, 10 pages, 5 figures. B. Feucht is B. Jantzen in later
publications. (The contents of the paper is unchanged.
The Impact of Measurements at Intermediate Energies on the Parameters of the Standard Model
We discuss the impact of precision measurements of in the center-of-mass range between 3 and 12 GeV, including
improvements in the electronic widths of the narrow charmonium and bottonium
resonances, on the determination of parameters of the Standard Model. In
particular we discuss the impact of potential improvements on the extraction of
the strong coupling constant , on the evaluation of the hadronic
contributions to the electromagnetic coupling , and the
determination of the charm and bottom quark masses.Comment: 8 page
Electroweak effects in top-quark pair production at Hadron Colliders
Top-quark physics plays an important role at hadron colliders such as the
Tevatron collider at Fermilab or the upcoming Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at
CERN. Given the planned experimental precision, detailed theoretical
predictions are mandatory. In this article we present analytic results for the
complete electroweak corrections to gluon induced top-quark pair production,
completing our earlier results for the quark-induced reaction. As an
application we discuss top-quark pair production at Tevatron and at LHC. In
particular we show that, although small for inclusive quantities, weak
corrections can be sizeable for differential distribution
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