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10.7. Vector Mesons as Mediators of the Photon–Hadron Interaction 309<br />

Figure 10.15: Form factor for the process e + e − → π + π − . The number of pions observed at a<br />

given energy 2E is normalized by division through the number of electron and muon pairs observed<br />

at the same energy and converted to a squared pion form factor. Unlike form factors in Chapter 6,<br />

this form factor is obtained in the time-like region in which the squared momentum transfer q 2 > 0.<br />

The energy 2E is that of the colliding beams. The inset shows the rapid drop at 2E close to 780<br />

MeV due to interference of the ω and ρ mesons. The curves are theoretical calculations that<br />

include such interference effects. [From L. M. Barkov et al., Nucl. Phys. B256, 365 (1985).]<br />

Figure 10.16: Cross section for the process e + e − → K + K − . [From V. A. Sidorov (NOVOSI-<br />

BIRSK), Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Electron and Photon Interactions,<br />

(D. W. Braben, ed.), Daresbury Nuclear Phys. Lab, 1969.]

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