Polarization Transfer in Wide-Angle Compton Scattering and Single-Pion Photoproduction from the Proton
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
Wide-angle exclusive Compton scattering and single-pion photoproduction from the proton have been investigated via measurement of the polarization transfer from a circularly polarized photon beam to the recoil proton. The wide-angle Compton scattering polarization transfer was analyzed at an incident photon energy of 3.7 GeV at a proton scattering angle of theta(p)(cm) cm = 70 degrees. The longitudinal transfer K-LL, measured to be 0.645 +/- 0.059 +/- 0.048, where the first error is statistical and the second is systematic, has the same sign as predicted for the reaction mechanism in which the photon interacts with a single quark carrying the spin of the proton. However, the observed value is similar to 3 times larger than predicted by the generalized-parton-distribution-based calculations, which indicates a significant unknown contribution to the scattering amplitude.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science - Office of Nuclear Physics; United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1390919
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 115; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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