TL;DR: In this paper, the reactione+e−→μ+μ− has been studied with the PLUTO detector at the c.m. energy of 34.7 GeV, based on an integrated luminosity of 46 pb−1.
Abstract: The reactione+e−→μ+μ− has been studied with the PLUTO detector at the c.m. energy of 34.7 GeV, based on an integrated luminosity of 46 pb−1. The total cross section agrees with QED predictions, and the corresponding lower limits for theΛ+ andΛ− QED cutoff parameters are 267 and 126 GeV respectively (95% c.l.). A forward-backward asymmetry parameterA=−(13.4±3.1±<1)% is observed, which is in agreement with the standard model, as well as with other PETRA results obtained at the same energy.
TL;DR: The charge properties of quark jets produced in e + e − annihilation at 30 GeV c.m. energy have been investigated with the PLUTO detector in this paper.
TL;DR: In this paper, the exclusive production of π, K and proton pairs from photon-photon interactions at momentum transfers at momentum transfer | t |⩾1 GeV 2.
TL;DR: In this article, the differential cross sections for Bhabha scattering and μ pair production, and the total τ pair cross section as measured by the PLUTO detector at PETRA, have been analyzed to extract information on the weak interaction of leptons.
Abstract: The differential cross sections for Bhabha scattering and μ pair production, and the total τ pair cross section as measured by the PLUTO detector at PETRA, have been analyzed to extract information on the weak interaction of leptons. The data are compared with unified gauge theories. Since the observed electroweak effects are still consistent with zero (within errors) we can set experimental limits on neutral current parameters atQ
2 values of 950 GeV2. In the framework of the standard SU(2)×U(1) model we find sin2
Θ
w
<0.52(95% c.l.). In the context of general singleZ
o models we can excludeZ
o masses of less than 40 GeV.