On the extraction of cross sections for π{sup 0} and η photoproduction off neutrons from deuteron data
- NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Russian Federation)
- The George Washington University (United States)
- University of Basel, Department of Physics (Switzerland)
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für Kernphysik (Germany)
We discuss the procedure of extracting the photoproduction cross section for neutral pseudoscalar mesons off neutrons from deuteron data. The main statement is that the final-state-interaction corrections for the proton and neutron target are in general not equal, but for π{sup 0} production there are special cases where they have to be identical and there are large regions in the parameter space of incident photon energy and pion polar angle, Θ*, where they happen to be quite similar. The corrections for both target nucleons are practically identical for π0 production in the energy range of the Δ(1232)3/2+ resonance due to the specific isospin structure of this excitation. Also above the Δ-isobar range large differences between proton and neutron correction factors are only predicted for extreme forward angles (Θ* *lt; 20°), but the results are similar for larger angles. The case of η photoproduction is also briefly considered. Numerical results for the γp → π{sup 0}p and γn → π{sup 0}n correction factors are discussed. Also the model description for the available data on the differential γd → π{sup 0}pn cross sections are given.
- OSTI ID:
- 22612692
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 79, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7788
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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