Limits on the mass of the gluon
Abstract
Upper bounds on the gluon mass, mg, are discussed based on high energy experiments, lack of decay proton-free quarks, and scarcity of isolated quarks in matter. One gets bounds of the order of 1 MeV, 20 MeV or 10 -10 MeV, respectively.
- Publication:
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Physics Letters B
- Pub Date:
- February 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-2693(94)01677-5
- Bibcode:
- 1995PhLB..345..524Y