The cross section for the reaction $\overline{p}\overrightarrow{p}{e}^{+}{e}^{-}$ has been measured at $s=8.8,$ $10.8,$ $12.4,$ $13.1,$ and $14.4\hspace{0.5em}{\mathrm{GeV}}^2$ by Fermilab experiment E835. A non-magnetic spectrometer is used to identify the $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ final states generated by the antiproton beam intersecting an internal hydrogen gas jet target. From the analysis of the 144 observed events, new high-precision measurements of the proton magnetic form factor for timelike momentum transfers are obtained.

• Received 18 February 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.60.032002