We present the first study of rapidity gaps in e+e- annihilations using Z0 decays collected by the SLD experiment at SLAC. Our measured rapidity gap spectra fall exponentially with increasing gap size over five decades, and we observe no anomalous class of events containing large gaps. This supports the interpretation of the large-gap events measured in pp and ep collisions in terms of exchange of color-singlet objects. The presence of heavy flavors or additional jets does not affect these conclusions.

Abe, K., Abe, K., Abt, I., Akagi, T., Allen, N., Ash, W., et al. (1996). First Study of Rapidity Gaps in e + e Annihilation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 76(26), 4886-4890 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4886].

First Study of Rapidity Gaps in e + e Annihilation

CARPINELLI, Massimo;
1996

Abstract

We present the first study of rapidity gaps in e+e- annihilations using Z0 decays collected by the SLD experiment at SLAC. Our measured rapidity gap spectra fall exponentially with increasing gap size over five decades, and we observe no anomalous class of events containing large gaps. This supports the interpretation of the large-gap events measured in pp and ep collisions in terms of exchange of color-singlet objects. The presence of heavy flavors or additional jets does not affect these conclusions.
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Physics
English
1996
76
26
4886
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Abe, K., Abe, K., Abt, I., Akagi, T., Allen, N., Ash, W., et al. (1996). First Study of Rapidity Gaps in e + e Annihilation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 76(26), 4886-4890 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4886].
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