First measurement of the helicity-dependent γp → pη differential cross-section

J. Ahrens, S. Altieri, J. R.M. Annand, G. Anton, H. J. Arends, K. Aulenbacher, R. Beck, C. Bradtke, A. Braghieri, N. D'Hose, D. Drechsel, H. Dutz, S. Goertz, P. Grabmayr, K. Hansen, J. Harmsen, D. Von Harrach, S. Hasegawa, T. Hasegawa, E. HeidK. Helbing, H. Holvoet, L. Van Hoorebeke, N. Horikawa, T. Iwata, O. Jahn, P. Jennewein, T. Kageya, B. Kiel, F. Klein, R. Kondratiev, K. Kossert, J. Krimmer, M. Lang, B. Lannoy, R. Leukel, V. Lisin, T. Matsuda, J. C. McGeorge, A. Meier, D. Menze, W. Meyer, T. Michel, J. Naumann, A. Panzeri, P. Pedroni, T. Pinelli, I. Preobrajenski, E. Radtke, E. Reichert, G. Reicherz, Ch Rohlof, G. Rosner, D. Ryckbosch, M. Sauer, B. Schoch, M. Schumacher, B. Seitz, T. Speckner, N. Takabayashi, G. Tamas, A. Thomas, R. Van de Vyver, A. Wakai, W. Weihofen, F. Wissmann, F. Zapadtka, G. Zeitler

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Abstract

The helicity dependence of the γp pη reaction has been measured for the first time at a center-of-mass angle θ*η = 70° in the photon energy range from 780 MeV to 790 MeV. The experiment, performed at the Mainz microtron MAMI, used a 4π-detector system, a circularly polarized, tagged photon beam, and a longitudinally polarized frozen-spin target. The helicity 3/2 cross-section is found to be small and the results for helicity 1/2 agree with predictions from the MAID analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-244
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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