Multiple photon effects in fermion-(anti)fermion scattering at SSC energies

Abstract

We use the theory of Yennie, Frautschi and Suura to realize, via Monte Carlo methods, the process $f\,\bbbarf\to f'\,\bbbarf'+nγ$ at SSC and LHC energies, where $f$ and $f^{\prime }$ are quarks or leptons. QED infrared divergences are canceled to all orders in perturbation theory. The resulting Monte Carlo event generator, SSC-YFS2, is used to study the effects of initial-state photon radiation on these processes in the SSC environment. Sample Monte Carlo data are presented and discussed. We find that the respective multiple-photon effects must be taken into account in discussing precise predictions for SSC physics processes.

14 pages + 8 figures + 1 table

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