1. First study of rapidity gaps in e(+)e(-) annihilation
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Abe, K., Abt, I., Akagi, T., Allen, N. J., Ash, W. W., Aston, D., Baird, K. G., Baltay, C., Band, H. R., Barakat, M. B., Baranko, G., Bardon, O., Barklow, T., Bashindzhagyan, G. L., Bazarko, A. O., Ben-David, R., Benvenuti, A. C., Bilei, G. M., Bisello, D., Blaylock, G., Bogart, J. R., Bolton, T., Bower, G. R., Brau, J. E., Breidenbach, M., Bugg, W. M., Burke, D., Burnett, T. H., Burrows, P. N., Busza, W., Calcaterra, A., Caldwell, D. O., Calloway, D., Camanzi, B., Carpinelli, M., Cassell, R., Castaldi, R., Castro, A., Cavalli-Sforza, M., Chou, A., Church, E., Cohn, H. O., Coller, J. A., Cook, V., Cotton, R., Cowan, R. F., Coyne, D. G., Crawford, G., D Oliveira, A., Damerell, C. J. S., Daoudi, M., Sangro, R., Simone, P., Orso, R., Dervan, P. J., Dima, M., Dong, D. N., Du, P. Y. C., Dubois, R., Eisenstein, B. I., Elia, R., Etzion, E., Falciai, D., Fan, C., Fero, M. J., Frey, R., Furuno, K., Gillman, T., Gladding, G., Gonzalez, S., Hallewell, G. D., Hart, E. L., Hasan, A., Hasegawa, Y., Hasuko, K., Hedges, S., Hertzbach, S. S., Hildreth, M. D., Huber, J., Huffer, M. E., Hughes, E. W., Hwang, H., Iwasaki, Y., Jackson, D. J., Jacques, P., Jaros, J., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, J. R., Johnson, R. A., Junk, T., Kajikawa, R., Kalelkar, M., Kang, H. J., Karliner, I., Kawahara, H., Kendall, H. W., Kim, Y., King, M. E., King, R., Kofler, R. R., Krishna, N. M., Kroeger, R. S., Labs, J. F., Langston, M., Lath, A., Lauber, J. A., Leith, D. W. G. S., Lia, V., Liu, M. X., Liu, X., Loreti, M., Lu, A., Lynch, H. L., Ma, J., Mancinelli, G., Manly, S., Mantovani, G., Markiewicz, T. W., Maruyama, T., Massetti, R., Masuda, H., Mazzucato, E., Mckemey, A. K., Meadows, B. T., Messner, R., Mockett, P. M., Moffeit, K. C., Mours, B., Muller, D., Nagamine, T., Narita, S., Nauenberg, U., Neal, H., Nussbaum, M., Ohnishi, Y., Osborne, L. S., Panvini, R. S., Park, H., Pavel, T. J., Peruzzi, I., Piccolo, M., Piemontese, L., enrico pieroni, Pitts, K. T., Plano, R. J., Prepost, R., Prescott, C. Y., Punkar, G. D., Quigley, J., Ratcliff, B. N., Reeves, T. W., Reidy, J., Rensing, P. E., Rochester, L. S., Rowson, P. C., Russell, J. J., Saxton, O. H., Schalk, T., Schindler, R. H., Schumm, B. A., Sen, S., Serbo, V. V., Shaevitz, M. H., Shank, J. T., Shapiro, G., Sherden, D. J., Shmakov, K. D., Simopoulos, C., Sinev, N. B., Smith, S. R., Snyder, J. A., Stamer, P., Steiner, H., Steiner, R., Strauss, M. G., Su, D., Suekane, F., Sugiyama, A., Suzuki, S., Swartz, M., Szumilo, A., Takahashi, T., Taylor, F. E., Torrence, E., Trandafir, A. I., Turk, J. D., Usher, T., Va Vra, J., Vannini, C., Vella, E., Venuti, J. P., Verdier, R., Verdini, P. G., Wagner, S. R., Waite, A. P., Watts, S. J., Weidemann, A. W., Weiss, E. R., Whitaker, J. S., White, S. L., Wickens, F. J., Williams, D. A., Williams, D. C., Williams, S. H., Willocq, S., Wilson, R. J., Wisniewski, W. J., Woods, M., Word, G. B., Wyss, J., Yamamoto, R. K., Yamartino, J. M., Yang, X., Yellin, S. J., Young, C. C., Yuta, H., Zapalac, G., Zdarko, R. W., Zeitlin, C., Zhou, J., Abe, K, Abt, I, Akagi, T, Allen, N, Ash, W, Aston, D, Baird, K, Baltay, C, Band, H, Barakat, M, Baranko, G, Bardon, O, Barklow, T, Bashindzhagyan, G, Bazarko, A, Bendavid, R, Benvenuti, A, Bilei, G, Bisello, D, Blaylock, G, Bogart, J, Bolton, T, Bower, G, Brau, J, Breidenbach, M, Bugg, W, Burke, D, Burnett, T, Burrows, P, Busza, W, Calcaterra, A, Caldwell, D, Calloway, D, Camanzi, B, Carpinelli, M, Cassell, R, Castaldi, R, Castro, A, Cavallisforza, M, Chou, A, Church, E, Cohn, H, Coller, J, Cook, V, Cotton, R, Cowan, R, Coyne, D, Crawford, G, Doliveira, A, Damerell, C, Daoudi, M, Desangro, R, Desimone, P, Dellorso, R, Dervan, P, Dima, M, Dong, D, Du, P, Dubois, R, Eisenstein, B, Elia, R, Etzion, E, Falciai, D, Fan, C, Fero, M, Frey, R, Furuno, K, Gillman, T, Gladding, G, Gonzalez, S, Hallewell, G, Hart, E, Hasan, A, Hasegawa, Y, Hasuko, K, Hedges, S, Hertzbach, S, Hildreth, M, Huber, J, Huffer, M, Hughes, E, Hwang, H, Iwasaki, Y, Jackson, D, Jacques, P, Jaros, J, Johnson, A, Johnson, J, Johnson, R, Junk, T, Kajikawa, R, Kalelkar, M, Kang, H, Karliner, I, Kawahara, H, Kendall, H, Kim, Y, King, M, King, R, Kofler, R, Krishna, N, Kroeger, R, Labs, J, Langston, M, Lath, A, Lauber, J, Leith, D, Lia, V, Liu, M, Liu, X, Loreti, M, Lu, A, Lynch, H, Ma, J, Mancinelli, G, Manly, S, Mantovani, G, Markiewicz, T, Maruyama, T, Massetti, R, Masuda, H, Mazzucato, E, Mckemey, A, Meadows, B, Messner, R, Mockett, P, Moffeit, K, Mours, B, Muller, D, Nagamine, T, Narita, S, Nauenberg, U, Neal, H, Nussbaum, M, Ohnishi, Y, Osborne, L, Panvini, R, Park, H, Pavel, T, Peruzzi, I, Piccolo, M, Piemontese, L, Pieroni, E, Pitts, K, Plano, R, Prepost, R, Prescott, C, Punkar, G, Quigley, J, Ratcliff, B, Reeves, T, Reidy, J, Rensing, P, Rochester, L, Rowson, P, Russell, J, Saxton, O, Schalk, T, Schindler, R, Schumm, B, Sen, S, Serbo, V, Shaevitz, M, Shank, J, Shapiro, G, Sherden, D, Shmakov, K, Simopoulos, C, Sinev, N, Smith, S, Snyder, J, Stamer, P, Steiner, H, Steiner, R, Strauss, M, Su, D, Suekane, F, Sugiyama, A, Suzuki, S, Swartz, M, Szumilo, A, Takahashi, T, Taylor, F, Torrence, E, Trandafir, A, Turk, J, Usher, T, Vavra, J, Vannini, C, Valla, E, Venuti, J, Verdier, R, Verdini, P, Wagner, S, Waite, A, Watts, S, Weidemann, A, Weiss, E, Whitaker, J, White, S, Wickens, F, Williams, D, Williams, S, Willocq, S, Wilson, R, Wisniewski, W, Woods, M, Word, G, Wyss, J, Yamamoto, R, Yamartino, J, Yang, X, Yellin, S, Young, C, Yuta, H, Zapalac, G, Zdarko, R, Zeitlin, C, and Zhou, J
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Physics - Abstract
We present the first study of rapidity gaps in e+e- annihilations using Z0 decays collected by the SLD experiment at SLAC. Our measured rapidity gap spectra fall exponentially with increasing gap size over five decades, and we observe no anomalous class of events containing large gaps. This supports the interpretation of the large-gap events measured in pp and ep collisions in terms of exchange of color-singlet objects. The presence of heavy flavors or additional jets does not affect these conclusions.
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- 1996