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Title: Near-threshold incoherent pion photoproduction on the deuteron with final-state interaction effects

Journal Article · · Annals of Physics
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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 41411 (Saudi Arabia)
  2. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha (Saudi Arabia)

Highlights: • Incoherent pion photoproduction on the deuteron near threshold is investigated including rescattering effects. • For the first time, polarization observables are predicted near threshold. • The influence of NN-FSI effect is moderate in the π{sup 0}-production. • πN-rescattering has a noticeable contribution only in the π{sup 0}-production. • The unpolarized cross sections have a satisfactory agreement with experiment and other theories. - Abstract: Incoherent pion photoproduction on the deuteron γd→πNN is investigated in the energy region E{sub γ}{sup thr}≤E{sub γ}≤ 160 MeV. The model applied contains the amplitudes of the impulse approximation as well as the NN and πN rescattering in the final state. For the elementary γN→πN amplitude, the unitary isobar MAID-2007 model is used. This model is parameterized in terms of invariant amplitudes and allows one to give a more reliable description of the threshold region. The half-off-shell NN and πN scattering amplitudes are obtained from separable representations of realistic NN and πN interactions, respectively. For the first time, numerical results for the linear photon asymmetry Σ, vector T{sub 11} and tensor T{sub 2M} (M=0,1,2) deuteron spin asymmetries for the reactions γd→π{sup −}pp, γd→π{sup +}nn, and γd→π{sup 0}np are presented. In addition, results for the unpolarized differential and total cross sections are given. We found that the influence of NN rescattering is moderate in both charged-and neutral-pion production channels, whereas πN rescattering is almost negligible in the charged-pion production channels which is not the case in neutral-pion production since a noticeable contribution is obtained. The calculated results for unpolarized differential and total cross sections are compared with the available experimental data and other theoretical models, and a satisfactory agreement is obtained.

OSTI ID:
22852360
Journal Information:
Annals of Physics, Vol. 411; Other Information: © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-4916
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English