Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2002-10-07
Eur.Phys.J.C26:331-344,2003
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
30 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1140/epjc/s2002-01074-5
The process e+e- -> gamma gamma (gamma) is studied using data collected by the OPAL detector at LEP between the years 1997 and 2000. The data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 672.3pb-1 at centre-of-mass energies lying between 181 GeV and 209 GeV. Total and differential cross- sections are determined and found to be good agreement with the predictions of QED. Fits to the observed angular distributions are used to set limits on parameters from several models of physics beyond the Standard Model such as cut-off parameters, contact interactions of the type e+e-gamma gamma, gravity in extra spatial dimensions and excited electrons. In events with three photons in the final state the mass spectrum of photon pairs is investigated. No narrow resonance X-> gamma gamma is found and limits are placed on the product of the Xgamma production cross-section and branching ratio.
Abbiendi Giovanni
collaboration The OPAL
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