Meson Photoproduction Experiments with CLAS
A large part of the experimental program in Hall B of the Jefferson Lab is dedicated to light baryon spectroscopy. Meson photoprodcution experiments are essential part of this program. CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) and availability of circularly and linearly polarized tagged photon beams and frozen spin polarized targets provide unique conditions for this type of experiments. This combination of experimental tools gives a remarkable opportunity to measure double polarization observables for different pseudo-scalar meson photoproduction processes. For the first time, a complete or nearly complete measurement became possible and will facilitate model independent extraction of the reaction amplitude. An overview of the experimental program and its current status together with recent results on double polarization measurements in π{sup +} photoproduction are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-06OR23177
- OSTI ID:
- 1063628
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-12-1676; DOE/OR/23177-2489
- Journal Information:
- EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 37; Conference: MESON 2012, 31 May - 5 Jun 2012. Cracow, Poland
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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