Related papers: E+ E- -> Tau+ Tau- at the Threshold and Beyond
Next-to-next-to-leading contributions to the cross section sigma(e+e- -> tau+tau-) at energies close to threshold are analysed, taking into account the known non-relativistic effects and O(alpha^2) corrections. The numerical changes with…
The precise knowledge of the onset of the cross section $\sigma(e^+e^- \to \tau^+\tau^-)$ at the threshold is necessary for improving the accuracy of determination of the $\tau$ mass from the threshold measurements. The QED radiative…
Non-zero width and Coulomb rescattering effects are analyzed for the pair production of smuons and selectrons near the thresholds in e+ e- and e- e- collisions, respectively. The excitation curves are predicted in a gauge-invariant form.…
The processes of muons (tau) and charged pions pairs production at electron-positron annihilation with first order radiative corrections are considered. The calculation results are presented assuming the energies of final particles (cms…
Top quark pair production close to threshold at a next linear collider is discussed, with special focus on the influence of rescattering corrections. Numerical results are shown for the differential cross-section, i.e. the momentum…
We investigate a contribution of the $d$ wave to the cross section of $e^+e^-$ annihilation to the pair of charged leptons or nucleons close to threshold of the process. In contrast to the point of view accepted in literature, due to the…
We point out that the cross-section for the process $e^+ e^- \to e^+ e^- \tau^+ \tau^-$ at LEP is large enough to allow for a study of the anomalous electromagnetic couplings of the $\tau$ lepton. We show that the present bounds on the…
The threshold behaviour of the cross section sigma(e+e+ -> tau+tau-) is analysed, taking into account the known higher-order corrections. At present, this observable can be determined to next-to-next-to-leading order (NNLO) in a combined…
We extend previous calculations of polarization observables for the annihilation reaction $\bar p +p\to \ell^{-}+\ell^{+}$ to the case of heavy leptons, such as the $\tau$-lepton. We consider the case when the beam and/or the target are…
$(\tau^+\tau^-)_b$ is an atom of simple hydrogenlike structure similar to positronium $(e^+e^-)_b$ and $(\mu^+\mu^-)_b$. In this paper energy levels and decay widths of different decay channels of $(\tau^+\tau^-)_b$ are given. Cross section…
Coulomb corrections to perturbation theory for producing electron-positron pairs in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions are considered in a part-analytical, part-numerical approach. Production probabilities are reduced from perturbation…
We present the O(alpha_s) corrections to the cross section for the reaction e+e- --> gamma^* --> Q \bar Q in the energy region close to the threshold. We assume that the energy of the reaction is such that both the perturbative expansion in…
The cross sections of high-energy $\mu^+\mu^-$ pair production and paradimuonium production by a relativistic electron in the atomic field are discussed. The calculation is performed exactly in the parameters of the atomic field. Though the…
The integrated cross sections of high-energy $e^+e^-$ electroproduction by an electron in an atomic field is studied. Importance of various contributions to these cross sections is discussed. It is shown that the Coulomb corrections are…
$\mbox{CP}$-odd asymmetries in the processes $e^+e^-\rightarrow \tau^+\pi^-\nu_\tau$, $e^+e^-\rightarrow \pi^+\tau^-\bar\nu_ \tau$, $e^+e^-\rightarrow \tau^+\rho^-\nu_\tau$, $e^+e^-\rightarrow \rho^+\tau^-\bar\nu_\tau $, $e^+e^-\to…
We discuss bounds to strong gravity arising from annihilation of electron and positrons and the corresponding enhancement of the cross section for the production of massive particles. Two complementary examples are discussed, the case of…
While the anomalous magnetic moments of the electron and the muon have been measured with remarkable precision, the magnetic moment of the $\tau$-lepton is only known to rather limited precision. A promising approach to measure it exploits…
It is shown that the account for the proton charge form factor in the Coulomb corrections to the electron-proton scattering cross section noticeably diminishes the difference between the value of the proton charge radius $r_{\mathrm{E}}$,…
We study the prospects of discovering CP-violation in the production of tau-leptons in the reaction {e+e- --> tau+tau- at TESLA, an e+e- linear collider with center-of-mass energies of 500 or even 800 GeV. Non-vanishing expectation values…
It is shown that the processes of electron(positron) scattering and $e^+e^-$ pair production in the Coulomb fields of two relativistic ions, can be expressed through the amplitudes of lepton scattering off the ion Coulomb field via Watson…