Article
Measurement of High-Q2 Neutral-current e+p Deep Inelastic Scattering Cross-sections at HERA
European Physical Journal C
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Disciplines
Abstract
The e+p neutral-current deep inelastic scattering differential cross-sections dσ/dQ2, for Q2 > 400 GeV2, dσ/dx and dσ/dy, for Q2 > 400, 2500 and 10000 GeV2, have been measured with the ZEUS detector at HERA. The data sample of 47.7 pb-1 was collected at a center-of-mass energy of 300 GeV. The cross-section, dσ/dQ2, falls by six orders of magnitude between Q2 = 400 and 40000 GeV2. The predictions of the Standard Model are in very good agreement with the data. Complementing the observations of time-like Z° contributions to fermion-antifermion annihilation, the data provide direct evidence for the presence of Z° exchange in the space-like region explored by deep inelastic scattering.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s100529900188
First Department
Physics
Acknowledgements
Open access article retrieved June 29, 2021 from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s100529900188
Citation Information
J. Breitweg, S. Chekanov, M. Derrick, D. Krakauer, et al.. "Measurement of High-Q2 Neutral-current e+p Deep Inelastic Scattering Cross-sections at HERA" European Physical Journal C Vol. 11 Iss. 3 (1999) p. 427 - 445 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margarita_mattingly/21/