Mass-dependent cuts in longitudinal phase space

Pauli, P. , Glazier, D.I., Battaglieri, M., Celentano, A., De Vita, R., Diehl, S., Filippi, A., Londergan, J.T., Mathieu, V. and Szczepaniak, A.P. (2018) Mass-dependent cuts in longitudinal phase space. Physical Review C, 98(6), 065201. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.98.065201)

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Abstract

Longitudinal phase space analyses as introduced by van Hove provided a simplified method of separating different reaction production mechanisms. Cuts in the longitudinal phase space can help to select specific reaction kinematics but also induce nonflat acceptance effects in angular distributions. We show that in photoproduction reactions dominated by t-channel exchanges, selection of meson or baryon production over a large mass range can be optimized through calculating mass-dependent cut limits compared to cuts on a van Hove plot sector alone. A cut is presented that improves this selection of one type of hadron production by rejecting another. In addition we demonstrate that using cuts in longitudinal phase space preserves sufficient information to reliably extract observables from the angular distribution of the final state particles.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hurck, Dr Peter and Glazier, Dr Derek
Authors: Pauli, P., Glazier, D.I., Battaglieri, M., Celentano, A., De Vita, R., Diehl, S., Filippi, A., Londergan, J.T., Mathieu, V., and Szczepaniak, A.P.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review C
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:0556-2813
ISSN (Online):1089-490X
Published Online:26 December 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 American Physical Society
First Published:First published in Physical Review C 98:065201
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
3013790Nuclear Physics Consolidated GrantDavid IrelandScience and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)ST/P004458/1P&S - Physics & Astronomy