title: Production of the smallest QED atom: true microonium (micro+micro-).
abstract: The "true microonium" (micro+micro-) and "true tauonium" (tau+tau-) bound states are not only the heaviest, but also the most compact pure QED systems. The rapid weak decay of the tau makes the observation of true tauonium difficult. However, as we show, the production and study of true microonium is possible at modern electron-positron colliders.
authors.affiliation: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309, USA. sjbth@slac.stanford.edu
authors.forename: Stanley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lebed