Backward-angle photoproduction of π0 mesons on the proton at Eγ = 1.5 - 2.4  GeV

  • M. Sumihama
  • , J. K. Ahn
  • , H. Akimune
  • , Y. Asano
  • , W. C. Chang
  • , S. Daté
  • , H. Ejiri
  • , H. Fujimura
  • , M. Fujiwara
  • , K. Hicks
  • , T. Hotta
  • , K. Imai
  • , T. Ishikawa
  • , T. Iwata
  • , H. Kawai
  • , Z. Y. Kim
  • , K. Kino
  • , H. Kohri
  • , N. Kumagai
  • , S. Makino
  • T. Matsumura, N. Matsuoka, T. Mibe, M. Miyabe, Y. Miyachi, M. Morita, N. Muramatsu, T. Nakano, M. Niiyama, M. Nomachi, Y. Ohashi, H. Ohkuma, T. Ooba, D. S. Oshuev, C. Rangacharyulu, A. Sakaguchi, T. Sato, P. M. Shagin, Y. Shiino, H. Shimizu, Y. Sugaya, H. Toyokawa, A. Wakai, C. W. Wang, S. C. Wang, K. Yonehara, T. Yorita, M. Yosoi, R. G.T. Zegers

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Abstract

Differential cross sections and photon beam asymmetries for π0 photoproduction have been measured at Eγ = 1.5 - 2.4  GeV and at the π0 scattering angles, - 1 < cos Θc . m . < - 0.6. The energy-dependence of differential cross sections for u-channel π0 production has been determined. An enhancement at backward angles is found above Eγ = 1.9  GeV. This is likely to be due to u-channel diagrams. Photon beam asymmetries have been obtained for the first time at backward angles, showing a strong angular dependence at Eγ > 2.0  GeV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-37
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume657
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Nov 2007

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