Helicity-dependent cross sections and double-polarization observable E in η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons

Witthauer, L. et al. (2017) Helicity-dependent cross sections and double-polarization observable E in η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons. Physical Review C, 95(5), 055201. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevC.95.055201)

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Abstract

Precise helicity-dependent cross sections and the double-polarization observable E were measured for η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons bound in the deuteron. The η → 2γ and η → 3π0 → 6γ decay modes were used to optimize the statistical quality of the data and to estimate systematic uncertainties. The measurement used the A2 detector setup at the tagged photon beam of the electron accelerator MAMI in Mainz. A longitudinally polarized deuterated butanol target was used in combination with a circularly polarized photon beam from bremsstrahlung of a longitudinally polarized electron beam. The reaction products were detected with the electromagnetic calorimeters Crystal Ball and TAPS, which covered 98% of the full solid angle. The results show that the narrow structure observed earlier in the unpolarized excitation function of η photoproduction off the neutron appears only in reactions with antiparallel photon and nucleon spin (σ1/2). It is absent for reactions with parallel spin orientation (σ3/2) and thus very probably related to partial waves with total spin 1/2. The behavior of the angular distributions of the helicity-dependent cross sections was analyzed by fitting them with Legendre polynomials. The results are in good agreement with a model from the Bonn-Gatchina group, which uses an interference of P11 and S11 partial waves to explain the narrow structure.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Glazier, Dr Derek and Werthmueller, Dr Dominik and MacGregor, Professor Douglas and Livingston, Dr Kenneth and Gardner, Mr Simon and Annand, Dr John and Hamilton, Dr David
Authors: Witthauer, L., Dieterle, M., Abt, S., Achenbach, P., Afzal, F., Ahmed, Z., Akondi, C.S., Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Bashkanov, M., Beck, R., Biroth, M., Borisov, N.S., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W.J., Cividini, F., Costanza, S., Collicott, C., Denig, A., Downie, E.J., Drexler, P., Ferretti-Bondy, M.I., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D.I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Günther, M., Gurevich, G.M., Hamilton, D., Hornidge, D., Huber, G.M., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V.L., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Lazarev, A.B., Linturi, J.M., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., Lutterer, S., MacGregor, I.J.D., Mancell, J., Manley, D.M., Martel, P.P., Metag, V., Meyer, W., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A.B., Neiser, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Otte, P.B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S.N., Rajabi, A., Reicherz, G., Ron, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Sfienti, C., Sikora, M.H., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I.I., Strub, T., Supek, I., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Y. A., Wagner, S., Walford, N.K., Watts, D.P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Wolfes, M., and Zana, L.
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:01 May 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 The Authors
First Published:First published in Physical Review C 95(5):055201
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507271Illuminating strongly interacting matterI MacgregorScience & Technologies Facilities Council (STFC)ST/G008604/1P&A - PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY