1. Evidence for the triple-gluon vertex from measurements of the QCD colour factors in Z decay into four jets
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D. Decamp, B. Deschizeaux, C. Goy, J.-P. Lees, M.-N. Minard, R. Alemany, F. Ariztizabal, P. Comas-Illas, J.M. Crespo, M. Delfino, E. Fernandez, V. Gaitan, Ll. Garrido, Ll.M. Mir, A. Pacheco, A. Pascual, D. Creanza, M. de Palma, A. Farilla, G. Iaselli, G. Maggi, M. Maggi, S. Natali, S. Nuzzo, M. Quattromini, A. Ranieri, G. Raso, F. Romano, F. Ruggieri, G. Selvaggi, L. Silvestris, P. Tempesta, G. Zito, Y. Gao, H. Hu, D. Huang, X. Huang, J. Lin, J. Lou, C. Qiao, T. Wang, Y. Xie, D. Xu, R. Xu, J. Zhang, W. Zhao, W.B. Atwood, L.A.T. Bauerdick, E. Blucher, G. Bonvicini, F. Bossi, J. Boudreau, T.H. Burnett, H. Drevermann, R.W. Forty, R. Hagelberg, S. Haywood, J. Hilgart, R. Jacobsen, B. Jost, M. Kasemann, J. Knobloch, E. Lançon, I. Lehraus, T. Lohse, A. Lusiani, M. Martinez, P. Mato, T. Mattison, H. Meinhard, S. Menary, T. Meyer, A. Minten, A. Miotto, R. Miquel, H.-G. Moser, J. Nash, P. Palazzi, J.A. Perlas, F. Ranjard, G. Redlinger, L. Rolandi, A. Roth, J. Rothberg, T. Ruan, M. Saich, D. Schlatter, M. Schmelling, F. Sefkow, W. Tejessy, H. Wachsmuth, W. Wiedenmann, T. Wildish, W. Witzeling, J. Wotschack, Z. Ajaltouni, F. Badaud, M. Bardadin-Otwinowska, A.M. Bencheikh, R. El Fellous, A. Falvard, P. Gay, C. Guicheney, P. Henrard, J. Jousset, B. Michel, J.-C. Montret, D. Pallin, P. Perret, B. Pietrzyk, J. Proriol, E. Prulhière, G. Stimpfl, J.D. Hansen, J.R. Hansen, P.H. Hansen, R. Møllerud, B.S. Nilsson, I. Efthymiopoulos, E. Simopoulou, A. Vayaki, J. Badier, A. Blondel, G. Bonneaud, J.C. Brient, G. Fouque, A. Gamess, J. Harvey, S. Orteu, A. Rosowsky, A. Rougé, M. Rumpf, R. Tanaka, H. Videau, D.J. Candlin, M.I. Parsons, E. Veitch, L. Moneta, G. Parrini, M. Corden, C. Georgiopoulos, M. Ikeda, J. Lannutti, D. Levinthal, M. Mermikides, L. Sawyer, S. Wasserbaech, A. Antonelli, R. Baldini, G. Bencivenni, G. Bologna, P. Campana, G. Capon, F. Cerutti, V. Chiarella, B. D'Ettorre-Piazzoli, G. Felici, P. Laurelli, G. Mannocchi, F. Murtas, G.P. Murtas, L. Passalacqua, M. Pepe-Altarelli, P. Picchi, B. Altoon, O. Boyle, P. Colrain, I. ten Have, J.G. Lynch, W. Maitland, W.T. Morton, C. Raine, J.M. Scarr, K. Smith, A.S. Thompson, R.M. Turnbull, B. Brandl, O. Braun, R. Geiges, C. Geweniger, P. Hanke, V. Hepp, E.E. Kluge, Y. Maumary, A. Putzer, B. Rensch, A. Stahl, K. Tittel, M. Wunsch, A.T. Belk, R. Beuselinck, D.M. Binnie, W. Cameron, M. Cattaneo, D.J. Colling, P.J. Dornan, S. Dugeay, A.M. Greene, J.F. Hassard, N.M. Lieske, S.J. Patton, D.G. Payne, M.J. Phillips, J.K. Sedgbeer, G. Taylor, I.R. Tomalin, A.G. Wright, P. Girtler, D. Kuhn, G. Rudolph, C.K. Bowdery, T.J. Brodbeck, A.J. Finch, F. Foster, G. Hughes, D. Jackson, N.R. Keemer, M. Nuttall, A. Patel, T. Sloan, S.W. Snow, E.P. Whelan, T. Barczewski, K. Kleinknecht, J. Raab, B. Renk, S. Roehn, H.-G. Sander, H. Schmidt, F. Steeg, S.M. Walther, B. Wolf, J.-J. Aubert, C. Benchouk, V. Bernard, A. Bonissent, J. Carr, P. Coyle, J. Drinkard, F. Etienne, S. Papalexiou, P. Payre, Z. Qian, D. Rosseau, P. Schwemling, M. Talby, S. Adlung, H. Becker, W. Blum, D. Brown, P. Cattaneo, G. Cowan, B. Dehning, H. Dietl, F. Dydak, M. Fernandez-Bosman, M. Frank, A.W. Halley, T. Hansl-Kozanecka, J. Lauber, G. Lütjens, G. Lutz, W. Männer, Y. Pan, R. Richter, H. Rotscheidt, J. Schröder, A.S. Schwarz, R. Settles, U. Stierlin, U. Stiegler, R. St. Denis, M. Takashima, J. Thomas, G. Wolf, V. Bertin, J. Boucrot, O. Callot, X. Chen, A. Cordier, M. Davier, J.-F. Grivaz, Ph. Heusse, P. Janot, D.W. Kim, F. Le Diberder, J. Lefrançois, A.-M. Lutz, M.-H. Schune, J.-J. Veillet, I. Videau, Z. Zhang, F. Zomer, D. Abbaneo, S.R. Amendolia, G. Bagliesi, G. Batignani, L. Bosisio, U. Bottigli, C. Bradaschia, M. Carpinelli, M.A. Ciocci, R. Dell'Orso, I. Ferrante, F. Fidecaro, L. Foà, E. Focardi, F. Forti, C. Gatto, A. Giassi, M.A. Giorgi, F. Ligabue, E.B. Mannelli, P.S. Marrocchesi, A. Messineo, F. Palla, G. Rizzo, G. Sanguinetti, J. Steinberger, R. Tenchini, G. Tonelli, G. Triggiani, C. Vannini, A. Venturi, P.G. Verdini, J. Walsh, J.M. Carter, M.G. Green, P.V. March, T. Medcalf, I.S. Quazi, J.A. Strong, L.R. West, D.R. Botterill, R.W. Clifft, T.R. Edgecock, M. Edwards, S.M. Fisher, T.J. Jones, P.R. Norton, D.P. Salmon, J.C. Thompson, B. Bloch-Devaux, P. Colas, W. Kozanecki, M.C. Lemaire, E. Locci, S. Loucatos, E. Monnier, P. Perez, F. Perrier, J. Rander, J.-F. Renardy, A. Roussarie, J.-P. Schuller, J. Schwindling, D. Si Mohand, B. Vallage, R.P. Johnson, A.M. Litke, J. Wear, J.G. Ashman, W. Babbage, C.N. Booth, C. Buttar, R.E. Carney, S. Cartwright, F. Combley, F. Hatfield, J. Martin, D. Parker, P. Reeves, L.F. Thompson, E. Barberio, S. Brandt, C. Grupen, L. Mirabito, U. Schäfer, H. Seywerd, G. Ganis, G. Giannini, B. Gobbo, F. Ragusa, L. Bellantoni, D. Cinabro, J.S. Conway, D.F. Cowen, Z. Feng, D.P.S. Ferguson, Y.S. Gao, J. Grahl, J.L. Harton, R.C. Jared, B.W. LeClaire, C. Lishka, Y.B. Pan, J.R. Pater, Y. Saadi, V. Sharma, M. Schmitt, Z.H. Shi, Y.H. Tang, A.M. Walsh, F.V. Weber, M.H. Whitney, null Sau Lan Wu, X. Wu, G. Zobernig, D., Decamp, B., Deschizeaux, C., Goy, J. P., Lee, M. N., Minard, R., Alemany, F., Ariztizabal, P., Comas Illa, J. M., Crespo, M., Delfino, E., Fernandez, V., Gaitan, Garrido, L. l., Mir, L. l. M., A., Pacheco, A., Pascual, D., Creanza, M., de Palma, A., Farilla, G., Iaselli, G., Maggi, M., Maggi, S., Natali, S., Nuzzo, M., Quattromini, A., Ranieri, G., Raso, F., Romano, F., Ruggieri, G., Selvaggi, L., Silvestri, P., Tempesta, G., Zito, Y., Gao, H., Hu, D., Huang, X., Huang, J., Lin, J., Lou, C., Qiao, T., Wang, Y., Xie, D., Xu, R., Xu, J., Zhang, W., Zhao, W. B., Atwood, L. A. T., Bauerdick, E., Blucher, G., Bonvicini, F., Bossi, J., Boudreau, T. H., Burnett, H., Drevermann, R. W., Forty, R., Hagelberg, S., Haywood, J., Hilgart, R., Jacobsen, B., Jost, M., Kasemann, J., Knobloch, E., Lançon, I., Lehrau, T., Lohse, A., Lusiani, M., Martinez, P., Mato, T., Mattison, H., Meinhard, S., Menary, T., Meyer, A., Minten, A., Miotto, R., Miquel, H. G., Moser, J., Nash, P., Palazzi, J. A., Perla, F., Ranjard, G., Redlinger, L., Rolandi, A., Roth, J., Rothberg, T., Ruan, M., Saich, D., Schlatter, M., Schmelling, F., Sefkow, W., Tejessy, H., Wachsmuth, W., Wiedenmann, T., Wildish, W., Witzeling, J., Wotschack, Z., Ajaltouni, F., Badaud, M., Bardadin Otwinowska, A. M., Bencheikh, R., El Fellou, A., Falvard, P., Gay, C., Guicheney, P., Henrard, J., Jousset, B., Michel, J. C., Montret, D., Pallin, P., Perret, B., Pietrzyk, J., Proriol, E., Prulhière, G., Stimpfl, J. D., Hansen, J. R., Hansen, P. H., Hansen, R., Møllerud, B. S., Nilsson, I., Efthymiopoulo, E., Simopoulou, A., Vayaki, J., Badier, A., Blondel, G., Bonneaud, J. C., Brient, G., Fouque, A., Game, J., Harvey, S., Orteu, A., Rosowsky, A., Rougé, M., Rumpf, R., Tanaka, H., Videau, D. J., Candlin, M. I., Parson, E., Veitch, L., Moneta, G., Parrini, M., Corden, C., Georgiopoulo, M., Ikeda, J., Lannutti, D., Levinthal, M., Mermikide, L., Sawyer, S., Wasserbaech, A., Antonelli, R., Baldini, G., Bencivenni, G., Bologna, P., Campana, G., Capon, F., Cerutti, V., Chiarella, D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI, Benedetto, G., Felici, P., Laurelli, G., Mannocchi, F., Murta, G. P., Murta, L., Passalacqua, M., Pepe Altarelli, P., Picchi, B., Altoon, O., Boyle, P., Colrain, I., ten Have, J. G., Lynch, W., Maitland, W. T., Morton, C., Raine, J. M., Scarr, K., Smith, A. S., Thompson, R. M., Turnbull, B., Brandl, O., Braun, R., Geige, C., Geweniger, P., Hanke, V., Hepp, E. E., Kluge, Y., Maumary, A., Putzer, B., Rensch, A., Stahl, K., Tittel, M., Wunsch, A. T., Belk, R., Beuselinck, D. M., Binnie, W., Cameron, M., Cattaneo, D. J., Colling, P. J., Dornan, S., Dugeay, A. M., Greene, J. F., Hassard, N. M., Lieske, S. J., Patton, D. G., Payne, M. J., Phillip, J. K., Sedgbeer, G., Taylor, I. R., Tomalin, A. G., Wright, P., Girtler, D., Kuhn, G., Rudolph, C. K., Bowdery, T. J., Brodbeck, A. J., Finch, F., Foster, G., Hughe, D., Jackson, N. R., Keemer, M., Nuttall, A., Patel, T., Sloan, S. W., Snow, E. P., Whelan, T., Barczewski, K., Kleinknecht, J., Raab, B., Renk, S., Roehn, H. G., Sander, H., Schmidt, F., Steeg, S. M., Walther, B., Wolf, J. J., Aubert, C., Benchouk, V., Bernard, A., Bonissent, J., Carr, P., Coyle, J., Drinkard, F., Etienne, S., Papalexiou, P., Payre, Z., Qian, D., Rosseau, P., Schwemling, M., Talby, S., Adlung, H., Becker, W., Blum, D., Brown, P., Cattaneo, G., Cowan, B., Dehning, H., Dietl, F., Dydak, M., Fernandez Bosman, M., Frank, A. W., Halley, T., Hansl Kozanecka, J., Lauber, G., Lütjen, G., Lutz, W., Männer, Y., Pan, R., Richter, H., Rotscheidt, J., Schröder, A. S., Schwarz, R., Settle, U., Stierlin, U., Stiegler, Denis, R. S. t., M., Takashima, J., Thoma, G., Wolf, V., Bertin, J., Boucrot, O., Callot, X., Chen, A., Cordier, M., Davier, J. F., Grivaz, Heusse, P. h., P., Janot, D. W., Kim, F., Le Diberder, J., Lefrançoi, A. M., Lutz, M. H., Schune, J. J., Veillet, I., Videau, Z., Zhang, F., Zomer, D., Abbaneo, S. R., Amendolia, G., Bagliesi, G., Batignani, L., Bosisio, U., Bottigli, C., Bradaschia, M., Carpinelli, M. A., Ciocci, R., Dell'Orso, I., Ferrante, F., Fidecaro, L., Foà, E., Focardi, F., Forti, C., Gatto, A., Giassi, M. A., Giorgi, F., Ligabue, E. B., Mannelli, P. S., Marrocchesi, A., Messineo, F., Palla, G., Rizzo, G., Sanguinetti, J., Steinberger, R., Tenchini, G., Tonelli, G., Triggiani, C., Vannini, A., Venturi, P. G., Verdini, J., Walsh, J. M., Carter, M. G., Green, P. V., March, T., Medcalf, I. S., Quazi, J. A., Strong, L. R., West, D. R., Botterill, R. W., Clifft, T. R., Edgecock, M., Edward, S. M., Fisher, T. J., Jone, P. R., Norton, D. P., Salmon, J. C., Thompson, B., Bloch Devaux, P., Cola, W., Kozanecki, M. C., Lemaire, E., Locci, S., Loucato, E., Monnier, P., Perez, F., Perrier, J., Rander, J. 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Quantum chromodynamics ,Physics ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Particle physics ,Classical mechanics ,Vertex (geometry) ,Gluon - Abstract
A sample of 4148 four-jet events observed in the ALEPH-detector at LEP in 1989 and 1990 is used to test the underlying gauge group of strong interactions. A fit to the ratios of the "colour factors" C(F), N(C) and T(F), which determine the differential cross sections, yields N(C)/C(F) = 2.24 +/- 0.32stat +/- 0.24syst and T(F)/C(F) = 0.58 +/- 0.17stat +/- 0.23syst. This is in agreement with the values expected from QCD: N(C)/C(F) = 2.25 and T(F)/C(F) = 0.375. The non-zero value of N(C)/C(F) constitutes direct evidence for the existence of the triple-gluon coupling and excludes any abelian gauge theory by more than five standard deviations.
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- 1992