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Bhabha Scattering

  Scattering of electrons on positrons . For one obtains in first order perturbation theory for the differential cross-section in the centre-of-mass system (c.m.s.):

with

Bhabha scattering is used in e+e- colliders for monitoring and measuring the luminosity.



Rudolf K. Bock, 9 April 1998