Related papers: Hadronic cross section from radiative return
The impact of final-state radiation (FSR) on the radiative return method for the extraction of the e+e- hadronic cross section is discussed in detail. Possible experimental tests of the model dependence of FSR are proposed for the pi+pi-…
Final state radiation (FSR) in pion--pair production cannot be calculated reliably because of the composite structure of the pions. However, FSR corrections have to be taken into account for a precise evaluation of the hadronic contribution…
To improve the accuracy of the e+e- -> pi+pi-gamma Radiative Return method, one has to control the theoretical uncertainty of the final-state photon emission. It is of particular importance at DAPHNE for the analysis, where cuts are relaxed…
A short review of both theoretical and experimental aspects of the radiative return method is presented. It is emphasised that the method gives not only possibility of the independent from the scan method measurement of the hadronic cross…
We present a study of the reaction e+e- \to pi+pi-gamma at the phi peak with the KLOE detector at the phi-factory DAPHNE. This reaction allows us to obtain the cross section for \e+e- \to pi+pi- from the e+e- center-of-mass energy W =…
The process of $e^+ e^-$ annihilation into $\pi^+ \pi^-$ pair with radiation of the photon is considered. The amplitude of the reaction $e^+ e^- \to \pi^+ \pi^- \gamma$ consists of the model independent initial-state radiation (ISR) and…
A short review of both theoretical and experimental aspects of the radiative return method is presented with the emphasize on the results obtained within the EURIDICE network. It is shown that the method gives not only possibility of an…
We study the effect of final state radiation in the process $e^++e^- \to \bar p+ p$, in the kinematical conditions of BaBar and BESIII experiment. We show that this effect could be large, in particular in the low $x$ region ($x$ is the…
The radiative return is a new method for hadronic cross section measurements at electron-positron colliders, which are operated at a fixed center-of-mass energy. In order to lower the effective hadronic mass M_hadr only such events are…
We present preliminary BaBar measurements of hadronic cross sections in $e^+e^-$ annihilation using the radiative return technique. The cross sections for $e^+e^- \to p\bar{p} $, $ 3(\pi^+\pi^-)$, $ 2(\pi^+\pi^-)2\pi^0$, and $…
The process of $e^+e^-$ annihilation into a $\pi^+\pi^-$ pair with radiation of a photon is considered. The amplitude of the reaction $e^+e^-\to\pi^+\pi^-\gamma$ consists of the model independent initial-state radiation (ISR) and…
Recently it has been demonstrated that particle factories, such as DAPHNE and PEP-II, operating at fixed center-of-mass energies, are able to measure hadronic cross sections as a function of the hadronic system energy using the raditive…
In the fixed energy environment of the $e^{+}e^{-}$ collider DA$\Phi$NE, KLOE can measure the cross section of the process $e^{+}e^{-} \to hadrons$ as a function of the hadronic system energy using the radiative return method. At energies…
Initial state radiation (ISR) plays an important role in $e^+$$e^-$ collision experiments such as the BESIII. To correct the ISR effects in measurements of hadronic cross-sections of $e^+e^-$ annihilation, an iterative method that weights…
We present a review of BaBar results on e+e- annihilations into exclusive hadronic final states using the initial state radiation technique. Cross sections over the sqrt{s} range from threshold to 4.5 GeV, with very small point-to-point…
The measurement of the pion form factor and, more generally, of the cross section for electron--positron annihilation into hadrons through the radiative return has become an important task for high luminosity colliders such as the $\Phi$-…
A short review of the status of the theoretical developments concerning the radiative return method is presented. The emphasis is on the construction of the PHOKHARA Monte Carlo event generator and its tests. It is advocated that the…
The energy dependence of the electron - positron hadronic cross section can be measured not only by a straightforward energy scan, but also by means of the radiative return method. To provide extensive comparisons between theory and…
We report on the measurement of the hadronic cross section below 1GeV at the electron-positron-collider DAPHNE, using the multiple purpose detector KLOE. The radiative return, which is due to initial state radiation (e+ e- \to gamma +…
In the fixed energy environment of the $e^{+}e^{-}$ collider DA$\Phi$NE, KLOE can measure the cross section of the process $e^{+}e^{-} \to$ hadrons as a function of the hadronic system energy using the radiative return. At energies below 1…