K. G. Chetyrkin, J. H. Kuhn, T. Teubner
Published 1996-09-19, updated 1997-06-11Version 2
The total cross section for electron-positron annihilation into hadrons is calculated in the region just below the B meson threshold. QCD corrections up to third order, quark mass effects, initial state radiation, the running of alpha_QED and the tails of the Upsilon resonances are included in the prediction. For given alpha_s the prediction is accurate to 0.5 percent. An experimental measurement with the corresponding precision would allow to determine alpha_s with high accuracy at intermediate energies.
Comments: 13 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures. Discussion of uncertainties slightly modified. Version to appear in Physical Review D. The complete paper, including figures, is also available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ttpux2.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/ , or via www at http://www-ttp.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de/cgi-bin/preprints/
Journal: Phys.Rev. D56 (1997) 3011-3018
NNLO corrections to 2-jet observables in electron-positron annihilation
Analysis of exclusive $k_T$ jet algorithms in electron-positron annihilation
Jet rates in electron-positron annihilation at O(α_s^3) in QCD
