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Photon Emission from Quark-Gluon Plasma: Complete Leading Order Results

arXiv:hep-ph/0111107 · doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2001/12/009

Abstract

We compute the photon emission rate of an equilibrated, hot QCD plasma at zero chemical potential, to leading order in both alpha_{EM} and the QCD coupling g_s(T). This requires inclusion of near-collinear bremsstrahlung and inelastic pair annihilation contributions, and correct incorporation of Landau-Pomeranchuk-Migdal suppression effects for these processes. Analogous results for a QED plasma are also included.

23 pages, including 9 figures

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