NLO thermal dilepton rate at non-zero momentum

Laine, Mikko Sakari (2013). NLO thermal dilepton rate at non-zero momentum. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013(11) Springer 10.1007/JHEP11(2013)120

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The vector channel spectral function and the dilepton production rate from a QCD plasma at a temperature above a few hundred MeV are evaluated up to next-to-leading order (NLO) including their dependence on a non-zero momentum with respect to the heat bath. The invariant mass of the virtual photon is taken to be in the range K2 ~ (πT)2 ~ (1GeV)2, generalizing previous NLO results valid for K2 ≫ (πT)2. In the opposite regime 0 < K2 ≪ (πT)2 the loop expansion breaks down, but agrees nevertheless in order of magnitude with a previous result obtained through resummations. Ways to test the vector spectral function through comparisons with imaginary-time correlators measured on the lattice are discussed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Theoretical Physics
10 Strategic Research Centers > Albert Einstein Center for Fundamental Physics (AEC)

UniBE Contributor:

Laine, Mikko Sakari

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

1029-8479

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Esther Fiechter

Date Deposited:

05 Jun 2014 16:20

Last Modified:

09 May 2024 12:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/JHEP11(2013)120

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.42206

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42206

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