Helicity asymmetry E measurement for single pi^0 photoproduction with a frozen spin target
The helicity asymmetry for single neutral pion photoproduction was measured using the CLAS detector in Hall B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. This measurement used longitudinally polarized protons and circularly polarized photons with photon energies between 0.35 GeV to 2.4 GeV. The target was a frozen-spin butanol (C{sub 4}H{sub 9}OH) target, polarized at about 85%. The helicity asymmetry E for the {gamma}p {yields} p{pi}{sup 0} was measured with missing-mass technique at the high statistics of about 12 x 10{sup 6} events. The experimental results are compared to three available theoretical predictions, SAID, MAID, and EBAC. The preliminary results are in good agreement with the model calculations at low E{sub {gamma}} energy bins. However, a significant deviation is observed at high energy bins. Therefore, the new data will help to constrain the parameters of the theoretical models.
- 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:
- 1038728
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-PHY-11-1500; DOE/OR/23177-2067; TRN: US1201975
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1432; Conference: NSTAR 11, 17-20 May 2011, Newport News, VA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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