Speaker
Prof.
Mike Sokoloff
(University of Cincinnati)
Description
Two-photon processes produced at e+e- colliders via the reaction e+ e-
--> e+ e- gamma gamma(*) --> e+ e- X, provide important experimental
data for the study of hadronic spectra and testing QCD predictions.
We report here on recent results in a number of these channels that are
obtained at the PEP-II collider with the BABAR detector. The gamma
gamma --> pi0pi0, pi0eta, and etaeta cross sections are measured in the
two photon invariant mass range from 2 GeV to 5 GeV using both single
tag and no tag techniques. We also present measurements of the
photon-meson transition form factors using the single tag technique. The
gamma gamma* -> pi0 transition form factor for the momentum transfer
range Q2=4-40 GeV2 and the gamma gamma* -> eta_c transition form
factor for the range Q2=2-50 GeV2 will be presented.
Author
Owen Long
(University of California Riverside)
