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4442 Particle Physics Ryan Nichol Module 5 QED

http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/~rjn/teaching/4442

Introduction

• We’ve now developed a theory that incorporates all

the necessities to make it useful i.e. predictive and amenable to falsification or validation by experiment.

• We’ve incorporated :

–Lorentz invariance (+ Special Relativity) –Quantum mechanics, spin and anti-particles (Dirac Eqn) –Gauge invariance (no dependence on “un-measurables”) –Interactions and a tractable formalism (Lagrangians)

• The full formalism in Quantum Field Theory as

embodied in the Standard Model has been subject to thousands of measurements never been found wrong.

• But in the words of D. Rumsfeld we know there are

“known unknowns”.

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QED Feynman Rules

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ieγµ

γ e− e−

e− e−

Vertex Factors Propagators

γ µ ν

External Lines

e+ e−

e− e+

U(P) V (P) U(P) V (P)

Incoming Outgoing

−i q2 + i✏ ✓ gµν − (1 − ⇠)pµpν q2 ◆ = −igµν q2 −i (/ p + m) q2 − m2 + i✏ = −i (/ p + m) q2 − m2

γ

✏∗

µ(P)

γ

✏µ(P)

QED Calculations

• Will consider eµ → eµ scattering
• Feynman Rules

–Incoming spinors , outgoing spinors –Vertices so for electrons –Photon propagators –The usual delta functions and integrals over internal momenta –Multiply together and by i and integrate to get M

• The matrix element is just a (complex) number
• Calculations simplify if we sum over all spins **

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U U

iqµ

−ieµ

−igµν q2

⌦ |M|2↵ = 2e4 ✓s2 + u2 t2 ◆

Trace Algebra

• There are a number of algebraic “tricks” that simplify

calculation of Matrix element calculations

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Tr(A + B) ≡ Tr(A) + Tr(B) Tr(AB....Y Z) ≡ Tr(ZAB...Y ) Tr(γµγν) = 4gµν Tr(odd number γ) = 0 Tr(γµγνγργσ) = 4(gµνgρσ − gµρgνσ + gµσgνρ) Tr(I) = 4

• Angular distributions in

–eµ → eµ scattering –ee → µµ scattering –eq → eq scattering –The importance of spin, and helicity conservation –Interference amplitudes, AFB

• Demonstration of quark properties

–spin 1/2 –fractional charge –carry colour

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Experimental Evidence

• Derivation of cross section formula for e+e- → µ+µ-, e-µ- → e-µ- (**)
• Correspondence between helicity and chiral operators
• No chirality/handedness changing processes occur in any pure vector

i.e. QCD + QED or axial vector interactions

Cross section for scattering processes

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1 10 10

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σ[mb]

ω ρ φ ρ′ J/ψ ψ(2S)

Υ Z

Angular Distribution

• QED+QCD angular

distribution is symmetric due to chirality (aka helicity at high energy) and hence parity conservation of vector interactions and because we have a spin=1 boson being exchanged

• Deviation from pure QED

expectation is due to interference terms from Z exchange at level of ~ 10-4 s ***

• Forward-backward

asymmetries : AFB; e+e- → e+e- difference & HO corrections

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• Angular distributions are used to determine spins of interacting

& exchanged particles

–evidence that quarks are spin 1/2 (see later) –search for new physics e.g. demonstrate that spin of mythical graviton = 2 not 1

Simulation of results that we could see in 2012 if LHC finds the graviton.

More Angular Distributions

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e+e- → qq

Evidence for Quark Properties

• Spin 1/2 : angular distribution of quark jets in e+e- →

qq or eq → eq

• Fractionally charged
• Carry colour

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Quark jets at the LHC

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• R = ratio of e+e-->hadrons/muons; ratio of proton to

neutron magnetic moment; charge of baryons e.g. Δ++

Evidence of quark charge

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v’s

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Ions

v’s

• 3. The ratio R as of July 1974.

Ions

• R = ratio of e+e-->hadrons/muons; ratio of proton to

neutron magnetic moment; charges of baryons e.g. Δ

++

c-quark b-quark

11/3

Evidence of quark charge

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1 10 10 2 10 3 1 10 10

2

R

ω ρ φ ρ′ J/ψ ψ(2S)

Υ Z

√s [GeV]

• Existence of Ω- particle ; R has factor of 3; there are no free quarks (confinement)

Evidence that quarks carry colour

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• measure 3 jet events and angle of highest energy jet

with respect to axis defined by the other 2 jets

Evidence that gluon spin=1

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Photons & Polarisation

• Want plane wave solutions of the form
• In Lorenz gauge we have
• The Lorenz gauge condition implies
• But transformations of the form provide

an additional gauge freedom allowing us to define the Coulomb Gauge

• Leaving two transverse polarisations for the photon

which for a photon travelling in z-direction are:

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Aµ = ✏µeik·x ⇤Aµ = ∂ν∂νAµ = 0 k2 = 0 ⇒ E2 = |~ k|2

∂µAµ = 0 kµ✏µ = 0

✏

0µ = ✏µ + kµ

✏0 = 0 ~ ✏ · ~ k = 0

✏µ

1 = (0, 1, 0, 0)

✏µ

2 = (0, 0, 1, 0)

OR

✏µ

− =

1 √ 2(0, 1, −i, 0) ✏µ

+ =

1 √ 2(0, 1, +i, 0)

Massive Bosons and Polarisation Sums

• For a massive spin-1 boson also have longitudinal

polarisation

• The polarisation sum for real massive bosons is
• For real massless bosons this is
• For virtual massless bosons connecting virtual

fermions (higher order loops) this is

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✏µ

L = 1

m(pz, 0, 0, E) X ✏∗µ

λ ✏ν λ = −gµν + qµqν

m2 X ✏∗µ

λ ✏ν λ = −gµν

X ✏∗µ

λ ✏ν λ = −gµν + qµqν

|~ q|2

Compton Scattering

• Now have all the machinery necessary to calculate

the cross-section for Compton scattering

• There are two diagrams
• To calculate average matrix element must

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γ e− γ e− γ e− γ e−

D |M|2E = 1 2 X

spin

1 2 X

pol

|M|2

D |M|2E = 2e4 " p · k p · k

0 + p · k

p · k + 2m2 ✓ 1 p · k − 1 p · k ◆ + m4 ✓ 1 p · k − 1 p · k ◆2#

e−(p) + γ(k) → e−(p

0) + γ(k 0)