Precision Measurements of Neutral Pion Electroproduction Near Threshold: A Test of Chiral QCD Dynamics
- University of Virginia
Preliminary results are presented from an experiment to measure {pi}{sup 0} electroproduction at and above threshold using the p(e;e' p){pi}{sup 0} reaction. The data were taken at a beam energy of 1192 MeV using a two-spectrometer setup in Hall A at Jefferson Lab. For the first time in {pi}{sup 0} threshold electroproduction, complete coverage of the {phi}{sub {pi}}* and {theta}{sub {pi}}* angles in the center-of-mass (C.M.) was obtained for the invariant mass region up to {Delta}W=18 MeV above the {pi}{sup 0} threshold. At the same time our invariant momentum transfer squared covers the range Q{sup 2} = 0.05-0.15 (GeV/c){sup 2} with twelve bins in Q{sup 2}. The improved kinematic coverage in C.M., W and Q{sup 2} will better constrain theoretical interpretations of the data using phenomenological models and QCD-inspired models such as Heavy Baryon Chiral Perturbation Theory.
- 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:
- 1092538
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-12-1687; DOE/OR/23177-2749
- Journal Information:
- PoS, Vol. CD12; Conference: CD 12, August 6 -10, 2012, Newport News, Virginia, USA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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