Physics at Large Rapidities in ${\gamma }^{\ast }{\gamma }^{\ast }\to$ Hadrons at LEP2

Abstract

We compute the order-$\as$ corrections to the total cross section and to jet rates in ${\gamma }^{\ast }{\gamma }^{\ast }\to$ hadrons for the process $\epem\to\epem +$ hadrons. We use a NLO order general-purpose partonic Monte Carlo event generator that allows the computation of a rate differential in the produced leptons and hadrons. We compare our results with the experimental data for $\epem\to\epem +$ hadrons at LEP2.

5 pages, 1 figure, presented at the LEPTRE meeting, Roma 2001