The photon structure from deep inelastic electron–photon scattering

The present knowledge of the structure of the photon is presented with emphasis on measurements of the photon structure obtained from deep inelastic electron–photon scattering at e +e − colliders. This review covers the leptonic and hadronic structure of quasi-real and also of highly virtual photons...

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Published in:Physics reports 2000-07, Vol.332 (4), p.165-317
Main Author: Nisius, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deep inelastic scattering
Photon
QCD
QED
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Summary:The present knowledge of the structure of the photon is presented with emphasis on measurements of the photon structure obtained from deep inelastic electron–photon scattering at e +e − colliders. This review covers the leptonic and hadronic structure of quasi-real and also of highly virtual photons, based on measurements of structure functions and differential cross-sections. Future prospects of the investigation of the photon structure in view of the ongoing LEP2 programme and of a possible linear collider are addressed. The most relevant results in the context of measurements of the photon structure from photon–photon scattering at LEP and from photon–proton and electron–proton scattering at HERA are summarised.
ISSN:0370-1573
1873-6270
DOI:10.1016/S0370-1573(99)00115-5