We calculate the absorption cross section on a black threebrane of two
-form perturbations polarized along the brane. The equations are coupl
ed and we decouple them for s-wave perturbations. The Hawking rate is
suppressed at low energies, and this is shown to be reflected in the g
auge theory by a coupling to a higher dimension operator. (C) 1998 Els
evier Science B.V. All rights reserved.