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kaksmet
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Hello
Ive come across some approximate cross section formulas during a course of particle physics. And in a reaction like
A + B --> R --> C + D
the cross section should be something like
[tex]
\sigma = K\frac{\Gamma_R^{AB}\Gamma_R^{CD}}{(s-m_R^2)^2+m_R^2\Gamma_R^2}
[/tex]
Where K is a constant (depending on spin and color multiplicity), s is the center of mass energy sqared, m is the mass, and Gamma is the width calculated from
[tex]
\Gamma_R^{CD} = \bar{\abs{M}^2}\frac{P_C}{8\pi m_R^2}
[/tex]
My question is now how to handle a situation when the intermediate particle is mass less. Say a photon or a gluon. Can I take them as being virtual and thus having a mass which should be equal to the CM energy?
Greatfull if anyone can shed some light on this.
Ive come across some approximate cross section formulas during a course of particle physics. And in a reaction like
A + B --> R --> C + D
the cross section should be something like
[tex]
\sigma = K\frac{\Gamma_R^{AB}\Gamma_R^{CD}}{(s-m_R^2)^2+m_R^2\Gamma_R^2}
[/tex]
Where K is a constant (depending on spin and color multiplicity), s is the center of mass energy sqared, m is the mass, and Gamma is the width calculated from
[tex]
\Gamma_R^{CD} = \bar{\abs{M}^2}\frac{P_C}{8\pi m_R^2}
[/tex]
My question is now how to handle a situation when the intermediate particle is mass less. Say a photon or a gluon. Can I take them as being virtual and thus having a mass which should be equal to the CM energy?
Greatfull if anyone can shed some light on this.