gamma* N --> Delta at JLab: Exploring the High Q2 Regime
We report a new measurement of the exclusive electroproduction reaction gamma* p --> pi0 p to explore the evolution from soft non-perturbative physics to hard processes via the Q2 dependence of the magnetic (M1+), electric (E1+) and scalar (S1+) multipoles in the N --> Delta transition. 9000 differential cross section data points cover W from threshold to 1.4 GeV/c2, 4pi center-of-mass solid angle, and Q2 from 3 to 6 GeV2/c2, the highest yet achieved. It is found that the magnetic form factor GM* decreases with Q2 more steeply than the proton magnetic form factor, the ratio E1+/M1+ is small and negative, indicating strong helicity non-conservation, and the ratio S1+/M1+ is negative, while its magnitude increases with Q2.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE - Office of Energy Research (ER)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84ER40150
- OSTI ID:
- 910569
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-07-684; DOE/ER/40150-4296; APCPCS; TRN: US0704259
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 904; Conference: Workshop on the Shape of Hadrons, 27-29 Apr 2006, Athens, Greece; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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