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PHOTON 2003

International Conference on 

the Structure and Interactions of the Photon

Including the 15th International Workshop on Photon-Photon Collisions

Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati of INFN

Frascati (Italy), 7-11 April, 2003

 

Program 
 

 Monday April 7th

14:00 

S. Bertolucci   (LNF Director)

Welcome Address

Structure of the Photon
Convener : M. Krawczyk, Warsaw University

Scientific Secretary : R. Versaci

14:05-14:20 

M. Krawczyk, Warsaw University

Introduction (ps, pdf)

14:20-14:40 

J. Hess, Siegen University

Measurement of F2g (x,Q2) with the ALEPH detector (pdf)

14:40-15:00 

T.Szumlak, Krakow University

Electron Structure Functions (ps, pdf)

15:00-15:20 

P. Bussey, Glasgow University

Results on virtual photon structure from HERA (ps, pdf)

15:20-15:40 

A. Valkarova, Phys. Faculty of Charles University

Photon structure as revealed in ep collisions (pdf)

15:40-16:00

M. Krawczyk,  Warsaw University

CJKL- A New 5-Flavour LO Analysis and Parametrization of Parton Distributions in the Real Photon (ps, pdf)

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

Proton structure
Convener : U. Karshon, Weizmann Institute

Scientific Secretary : R. Versaci

16:30-16:50 

M. Contalbrigo,  INFN - Ferrara University

A first measurement of the tensor-polarized structure function b1d ( ps, pdf)

16:50-17:10 

D. Hasch, INFN - LNF

Transversity measurements at HERMES (ps, pdf)

 17:10-17:30

E.-E. Woehrling,   Birmingham University

Proton structure at high Q( ps, pdf)

Total Cross-sections and Diffraction
Convener: M. Kienzle-Focacci, Geneva University

Scientific Secretary : R. Versaci

17:30-17:50 

F. Meissner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Coherent Electromagnetic Processes in Ultra-Peripheral Heavy-Ion Collision (ppt, pdf)

17:50-18:10 

A. Mastroberardino, Calabria University  

Diffraction in ep collisions (ppt, pdf)

18:10-18:30 

A.-Z. Dubnickova ,  Comenius University, Bratislava

Pseudoscalar meson transition form factors (ps, pdf)


Frascati and its Villas
Popes and Princes and the revival of the Roman splendour by A.M. Gratton

19:30-20:30

Welcome Party in Touschek Hall

 
 
  Tuesday April 8th

Total Cross-sections and Diffraction
Convener: M. Kienzle-Focacci, Geneva University

Scientific Secretary : B. Di Micco

9:00-9:30

M. Block, Northwestern University 

A Global test of factorization for nucleon-nucleon gamma p and gamma gamma scattering (ppt, pdf)

9:30-9:50

Y. Srivastava, INFN and Perugia University

Total Cross Sections and Bloch-Nordsieck Summation (pdf)

9:50-10:10 

G. Pancheri, INFN Frascati

Photon total cross-sections (pdf )

10:10-10:30 

S. Dubnicka,  Bratislava

Sum rules for proton, neutron and deuteron total photoproduction cross-sections (ps, pdf)

10:30-11:00

 D. Lincoln,  Fermilab

Recent Run II QCD Results from D0 (including diffraction) (pdf)

11:00-11:30 

Coffee Break at LNF Cafeteria

Jets and Inclusive Reaction
Convener : T. Wengler, CERN

Scientific Secretary : B. Di Micco

11:30-11:50

P. Bussey, Glasgow University

Jet production and alpha_s measurements at HERA (ps, pdf)

11:50-12:10 

J. Turnau,  Krakow University

Forward jets and particles in ep collisions and parton dynamics (ppt, pdf)

12:10-12:30 

M. Kienzle, Geneva University

Differential Cross-section for jet production at LEP and charged hadron production in photon-photon collisions (pdf, ps)

12:30-12:50 

T. Wengler, CERN

Di-Jet Production in Photon-Photon collisions at sqrt(s)ee from 189 to 209 GeV (ppt, pdf)

12:50-13:10 

L. Bertora , Genova University

Jet production in NLO QCD (ppt, pdf)

13:30

Lunch at ENEA Cafeteria

14:30-14:50 

J. Lillich, Freiburg University

Measurement of isolated prompt photon production in photon-photon collisions at sqrt(s) from 183 to 209 GeV (pdf)

15:10-15:30 

G. Kramer,  Amburg University

Inclusive Hadron Production in Photon-Photon Collisions at Next-to-Leading Order (pdf)

15:30-15:50 

B. Leissner, RWTH Aachen

Multi-lepton production in ep collisions (pdf)

15:50-16:30 

Coffee Break

Charm and Beauty
Convener : F. Kapusta, LPNHE

Scientific Secrectary : B. Di Micco

16:30-16:50 

F. Kapusta, LPNHE - Paris

Too much beauty... (ps, pdf)

16:50-17:10 

G. Kramer,  University of Amburg

Inclusive D* Production in Photon-Photon Collisions with Massive Quarks in Next-to-Leading Order (pdf)

17:10-17:30 

J. Hess, Siegen University

Measurement of the inclusive D*+- production in gamma-gamma collisions at LEP (pdf)

17:30-17:50 

U. Karshon ,  Weizmann Institute

Charm production at HERA (ps, pdf)

17:50-18:10 

W. Da Silva,  LPNHE - Paris

Beauty production in two photon collisions at LEP with DELPHI  (ps, pdf)

18:10-18:30 

J.  Kroseberg, Zurich University

Beauty in ep collisions (ps, pdf)

18:30-18:50 

H. Fox , Northwestern University

B-Physics at the Tevatron ( pdf )

19:00-21:00 

Dinner at Casale Marchese winery


 
  Wednesday 9th April

Resonances and exclusive processes
Convener : J.H. Field, Geneva University

Scientific Secretary : E. De Lucia

9:00- 9:20

C. Di Donato, INFN and Napoli University

Measurement of the Phi meson radiative decays into scalar and pseudoscalar mesons with the KLOE detector (ppt, pdf )

9:20-9:45

R. Escribano, U. Autonoma de Barcelona 

Scalar exchange in  phi -> pi0pi0 gamma  and  pi0 eta gamma decays (ps, pdf)

9:45-10:10

S. Gerasimov, JINR, Dubna

Sum Rules for Two-Photon Decay Widths of Meson Resonances and Quark-Gluon Configuration Structure of Low-Lying Scalar Mesons (pdf)

10:10-10:30

R. Mitchell, Tennessee University

Observation of a KK(1750) resonance in diffractive photoproduction, and other recent results from FOCUS (ppt, pdf)

10:30-10:50 

S. Malvezzi,  INFN and Milano University

Light quark results from FOCUS in Dalitz plot analysis of charm decays (pdf)

11:00-11:30

Coffee Break at LNF Cafeteria

11:30-11:50 

A. Prokudin, Torino University

The Pomeron in Exclusive Vector Meson Production (ps, pdf)

11:50-12:10 

A. Airapetian, Michigan University

Vector Meson Production at HERMES (ps, pdf)

12:10-12:30 

M. Barbi, McGill University

Vector meson production and KsKs final state in DIS at HERA (ppt, pdf)

13:30

Lunch at ENEA Cafeteria

14:30-19:00

Excursion to Roman ruins of Villa Adriana in Tivoli

 

Thursday 10th April

Resonances and exclusive Processes
Convener : J.H. Field, Geneva University

Scientific  Secretary : R. Unterdorfer

9:00-9:30

J. Boyd,  Bristol University 

Charmonium production at BaBar (ppt, pdf)

9:30-9:50

M. Negrini, Ferrara University

Recent results from FNAL E835 on the study of charmonium states in p pbar annihilation (ppt, pdf)

9:50- 10:10

N. Fabiano, INFN and Perugia University

Theoretical determination of  eta_b's electromagnetic decay (pdf)

10:10-10:30 

M. Levchenko, INFN Milano

Two-photon width of the eta_c and search for the eta_b (ppt, pdf)

10:30-10:50

A. Sokolov, Inst. for High Energy Physics, Protvino 

Search for eta_b in two-photon collisions with the DELPHI detector (ps, pdf)

10:50-11:20 

Coffee Break at LNF Cafeteria

11:20-11:40 

M. Diehl ,  DESY

Exclusive two-photon annihilation at large energy or large virtuality (pdf )

11:40-12:00 

I. Anikin , JINR, Dubna & Ecole Polytechnique

Exclusive gamma-gamma* -> rho rho (pdf)

12:00-12:20 

S.Nesterov, St-Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

Measurement of Exclusive rho rho Production in Two Photon Collisions (real and High Q2) at LEP (pdf)

12:20-12:40 

A. Finch , Lancaster University

Exclusive production of Mesons at LEP (ps, pdf)

12:40-13:00 

S. Uehara,  IPNS,KEK

Experimental studies of pi+pi-/K+K- production in two-photon collisions on mesons at Belle (pdf)

13:30-14:30 

Lunch at ENEA Cafeteria

14:30-14:50 

T. Barillari , Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Physik

Measurement of the Cross-Section for the Process GammaGamma -> Ppbar at sqrt(s)_ee=183-189 GeV at LEP (pdf)

14:50-15:10

B.Echenard, Geneva University

Lambda, Sigma zero, Proton Antiproton, Delta++ and Delta-- production in Two Photon Collisions at LEP (ps, pdf)

15:10-15:30 

Chen-Cheng Kuo, National Central Univ., Taiwan

Studies of gamma gamma -> p pbar production at BELLE (pdf)

15:30-15:50 

E. Chen, National Central Univ., Taiwan 

Hyperon Productions in Two-photon Collisions at  BELLE (pdf)

Vacuum Polarization
Convener: J. Lee-Franzini, LNF INFN

Scientific Secretary : F. Nguyen

15:50-16:20 

F. Jegerlehner,  DESY, Zeuthen

Theoretical precision in estimates of hadronic contributions to g-2 and alpha(QED) (pdf)

16:20-16:40

S. Mueller, Insti. fuer Exp. Kernphysik, 
Univ. Karlsruhe 

Measurement of the e+e- hadronic cross section at Daphne via radiative return (pdf)

16:40-17:10 

Coffee Break

Related Topics
Convener: V. A. Khoze, Durham University

Scientific Secretary : F. Nguyen

17:10-17:30 

F. Yndurain, U. Autonoma de Madrid

How precise are chiral calculations of pi-pi scattering? (pdf)

17:30-17:50 

T. Kawamoto, Tokyo University

Test of non-commutative QED in the process e+e -> photon photon at LEP (pdf)

17:50-18:10 

N. Parashar, Louisiana Tech University

Recent Results on New Phenomena and Higgs searches at D0 (ppt, pdf)

18:10-18:30 

I. Ginzburg, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS

Charge asymmetry of muons in processes gamma gamma ->mu+mu- + neutrals with polarized photons (ps, pdf)

18:30-18:50 

V. Serbo, Novosibirsk State University 

New method for calculating helicity amplitudes of jet--like QED processes for high--energy colliders (ps, pdf)

Conference Dinner

 


  Friday 11th April

Future Programs
Convener: A. De Roeck, CERN

Scientific Secretary : R. Unterdorfer

9:00- 9:25 

S. Serednyakov, Budker INP, Novosibirsk

Physics Program for the new VEPP-2000 Collider (ppt, pdf)

9:25- 9:50 

V. Khoze, Durham University

Photon-exchange processes at hadron colliders (pdf)

9:50-10:15 

J. Gronberg,  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A photon collider faciliy based on the Stanford Linear Collider (pdf)

10:15-10:40 

V. Telnov, Budker INP, Novosibirsk

Measurement of gamma-gamma and gamma electron 
luminosities and polarizations at photon colliders (ps, pdf)

10:40-11:05 

A. De Roeck, CERN

Two Photon Physics at Future Linear Colliders (ppt, pdf)

11:10-11:30 

Coffee Break at LNF Cafeteria

11:30-12:15 

A. Finch, Lancaster University

Summary of Experimental Results (pdf)

12:15-13:00 

R. Godbole, Indian Inst. of Science, Bangalore  and DESY

 Theoretical Summary (pdf)

13:30

Lunch at ENEA Cafeteria
 

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