High energy photon-neutrino interactions

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作者
Abbasabadi, A [1 ]
Devoto, A
Dicus, DA
Repko, WW
机构
[1] Ferris State Univ, Dept Phys Sci, Big Rapids, MI 49307 USA
[2] Univ Cagliari, Dipartimento Fis, Cagliari, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
[4] Univ Texas, Ctr Particle Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[5] Univ Texas, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[6] Michigan State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevD.59.013012
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
A general decomposition of the amplitudes for the 2 --> 2 processes gamma upsilon --> gamma upsilon and gamma gamma --> upsilon (upsilon) over bar is obtained using gauge invariance and Bose symmetry. The restrictions implied by this decomposition are investigated for the reaction gamma gamma --> upsilon (upsilon) over bar by computing the one-loop helicity amplitudes in the standard model. In the center of mass, when root s = 2 omega, the cross section grows roughly as omega(6) up to the threshold for W-boson production, root s = 2m(W). Astrophysical implications of very high energy photon-neutrino interactions are discussed.
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