Professor Brian Foster OBE, FRS: Publications

Strange meson production in e⁺e^- annihilation

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields 47:2 (1990) 167-179

Authors:

W Braunschweig, R Gerhards, FJ Kirschfink, HU Martyn, HM Fischer, H Hartmann, J Hartmann, E Hilger, A Jocksch, R Wedemeyer, B Foster, AJ Martin, F Barreiro, E Bernardi, J Chwastowski, A Eskreys, K Gather, K Genser, H Hultschig, P Joos, H Kowalski, A Ladage, B Löhr, D Lüke, P Mättig, D Notz, JM Pawlak, KU Pösnecker, E Ros, D Trines, R Walczak, G Wolf, H Kolanoski, T Kracht, J Krüger, E Lohrmann, G Poelz, W Zeuner, J Hassard, J Shulman, D Su, I Tomalin, A Watson, G Cases, L Hervas, A Leites, J del Peso, JF de Trocóniz, MG Bowler, PN Burrows, R Cashmore, ME Veitch, JC Hart, DH Saxon, S Brandt, M Holder, L Labarga, Y Eisenberg, U Karshon, G Mikenberg, A Montag, D Revel, E Ronat, A Shapira, N Wainer, G Yekutieli, A Caldwell, D Muller, S Ritz, D Strom, M Takashima, SL Wu, G Zobernig

Abstract:

The full TASSO data have been used to study the inclusive production of strange mesons in e+e- annihilations. Differential and total cross sections have been measured in the centre of mass energy range 14 to 44 GeV for K0, {Mathematical expression} and 34.5 to 44 GeV for K*± (892). We have investigated the strange meson production properties in jets by studying the rapidity and pt2 distributions as well as the evolution of the multiplicities as a function of the event sphericity. We find no evidence that the strange meson yields increase with increasing sphericity faster than the total charged multiplicity. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.

A measurement of electroweak effects in the reaction e⁺e^- → τ⁺τ^- at 35.0 and 42.4 GeV

Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields 43:4 (1989) 549-555

Authors:

W Braunschweig, R Gerhards, FJ Kirschfink, HU Martyn, HM Fischer, H Partmann, J Hartmann, E Hilger, A Jocksch, R Wedemeyer, B Foster, AJ Martin, E Bernardi, J Chwastowski, K Gather, K Genser, H Kowalski, B Löhr, D Lüke, D Notz, JM Pawlak, KU Pösnecker, E Ros, R Walczak, G Wolf, H Kolanoski, J Krüger, E Lohrmann, G Poelz, W Zeuner, J Hassard, J Shulman, D Su, IR Tomalin, F Barreiro, A Leites, J del Peso, M Traseira, C Balkwill, MG Bowler, PN Burrows, RJ Cashmore, GP Heath, PN Ratoff, IM Silvester, ME Veitch, JC Hart, DH Saxon, S Brandt, M Holder, Y Eisenberg, U Karshon, G Mikenberg, A Montag, D Revel, E Ronat, AN Wainer, G Yekutieli, D Muller, S Ritz, M Takashima, SL Wu, G Zobernig

Abstract:

We report on total cross section and forward backward charge asymmetry measurements of the reaction e+e- → τ+τ- at centre of mass energies of 35.0 GeV and 42.4 GeV using the TASSO detector. Including previous data an analysis in terms of electroweak parameters of the standard model is presented, and lower limits on mass scale parameters of residual contact interactions are given. A combined analysis of electroweak couplings using all our results on leptonic reactions e+e-→l+l- has been performed. © 1989 Springer-Verlag.

51�� of intermittency in electron-positron annihilation into hadrons

Physics Letters B 231:4 (1989) 548-556

Authors:

W Braunschweig, R Gerhards, FJ Kirschfink, HU Martyn, HM Fischer, H Hartmann, J Hartmann, E Hilger, A Jocksch, R Wedemeyer, B Foster, AJ Martin, E Bernardi, J Chwastowski, A Eskreys, K Genser, H Hultschig, P Joos, H Kowalski, A Ladage, B Löhr, D Lüke, D Notz, JM Pawlak, KU Pösnecker, E Ros, D Trines, R Walczak, G Wolf, H Kolanoski, T Kracht, J Krüger, E Lohrmann, G Poelz, W Zeuner, D Binnie, J Hassard, J Shulman, D Su, I Tomalin, F Barreiro, A Leites, J Del Peso, PN Burrows, GP Heath, ME Veitch, JC Hart, DH Saxon, S Brandt, M Holder, Y Eisenberg, U Karshon, G Mikenberg, A Montag, D Revel, E Ronat, A Shapira, N Wainer, G Yekutieli, A Caldwell, D Muller, S Ritz, M Takashima, S Lan Wu, G Zobernig

Abstract:

Intermittency effects have been studied directly for the first time in e⁺e^- annihilation, using 37 509 hadronic events at an average CM energy of 〈√s〉=35 GeV. The factorial moments F2, F3 and F4 are given for the rapidity distribution and for the two-dimensional distributions in rapidity and azimuthal angle. The effects of cuts in sphericity and particle momentum are large. Comparison with several fragmentation models are made; some models like the Lund model with O(αs ²) matrix element give a qualitative description of the phenomena. The importance of detector effects is demonstrated. The results are discussed in terms of various suggested interpretations of this effect. © 1989.

A measurement of muon pair production in e+e- annihilation at centre of mass energies {Mathematical expression} GeV

Zeitschrift Fur Physik C Particles and Fields 42:2 (1989) 348

Authors:

W Braunschweig, R Gerhards, FJ Kirschfink, HU Martyn, B Bock, HM Fischer, H Hartmann, J Hartmann, E Hilger, A Jocksch, R Wedemeyer, B Foster, AJ Martin, AJ Sephton, E Bernardi, J Chwastowski, A Eskreys, K Gather, K Genser, H Hultschig, P Joos, H Kowalski, A Ladage, B Löhr, D Lüke, P Mättig, D Notz, JM Pawlak, KU Pösnecker, E Ros, D Trines, R Walczak, G Wolf, H Kolanoski, T Kracht, J Krüger, E Lohrmann, G Poelz, W Zeuner, J Hassard, J Shulman, D Su, F Barreiro, L Hervas, A Leites, J del Peso, M Traseira, C Balkwill, MG Bowler, PN Burrows, RJ Cashmore, CM Hawkes, GP Heath, PN Ratoff, IM Silvester, IR Tomalin, ME Veitch, GE Forden, JC Hart, DH Saxon, S Brandt, M Holder, L Labarga, E Duchovni, Y Eisenberg, U Karshon, G Mikenberg, A Montag, D Revel, E Ronat, AN Wainer, G Yekutieli, D Muller, S Ritz, D Strom, M Takashima, SL Wu, G Zobernig

Strange baryon production in e+e- annihilation

Zeitschrift Fur Physik C Particles and Fields 45:2 (1989) 209-222

Authors:

W Braunschweig, R Gerhards, FJ Kirschfink, HU Martyn, B Bock, HM Fischer, H Hartmann, J Hartmann, E Hilger, A Jocksch, R Wedemeyer, B Foster, AJ Martin, AJ Sephton, E Bernardi, J Chwastowski, A Eskreys, K Gather, K Genser, H Hultschig, P Joos, H Kowalski, A Ladage, B Löhr, D Lüke, P Mattig, D Notz, JM Pawlak, KU Posnecker, E Ros, W Schütte, D Trines, R Walczak, G Wolf, H Kolanoski, T Kracht, J Krüger, E Lohrmann, G Poelz, W Zeuner, DM Binnie, J Hassard, J Shulman, D Su, F Barreiro, A Leites, L Hervas, J del Peso, M Traseira, C Balkwill, MG Bowler, PN Burrows, RJ Cashmore, GP Heath, PN Ratoff, IM Silvester, IR Tomalin, ME Veitch, JM Yelton, SL Lloyd, GE Forden, JC Hart, DH Saxon, S Brandt, M Holder, L Labarga, Y Eisenberg, U Karshon, G Mikenberg, A Montag, D Revel, E Ronat, A Shapira, N Wainer, G Yekutieli, D Muller, S Ritz, D Strom, M Takashima, SL Wu, G Zobernig

Abstract:

The production of strange baryons in e⁺e^- annihilation has been studied at centre of mass energies of 34.8 GeV and 42.1 GeV, using the TASSO detector at DESY. Inclusive cross-sections have been obtained for Λ⁰ and Ξ^- production and an upper limit has been placed upon the production rate of Σ^*±(1385). We measure the Λ⁰ multiplicity per event to be {Mathematical expression} and {Mathematical expression} at {Mathematical expression} and 42.1 GeV respectively. The Ξ^- multiplicity per event is found to be {Mathematical expression} at {Mathematical expression}. An investigation has been made of the extent to which Λ⁰ are produced in pairs. The Λ⁰ cross-section has been studied as a function of event sphericity. © 1989 Springer-Verlag.

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