Prompt Photon Production in $\gamma \gamma$ Collisions and the Gluon Content of the Photon

Abstract

We calculate the cross section for inclusive prompt photon production in $\gamma \gamma$ collisions, i.e. the reaction $e^{+}{e}^{-}\to \gamma \gamma \to \gamma X$, in next-to-leading order QCD. We show that at LEP2 energies this cross section is measurable and is sensitive to the gluon distribution of the photon, $g^{\gamma }$, which is currently very poorly constrained by data.

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