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Title: Differential cross sections and polarization observables from CLAS K ⁎ photoproduction and the search for new N ⁎ states

Journal Article · · Physics Letters. B
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The reaction $$\gamma p \to K^{*+} \Lambda$$ was measured using the CLAS detector for photon energies between the threshold and 3.9 GeV at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. For the first time, spin-density matrix elements have been extracted for this reaction. Differential cross sections, spin density matrix elements, and the $$\Lambda$$ recoil polarization are compared with theoretical predictions using the BnGa partial wave analysis. The main result is the evidence for significant contributions from $N(1895)1/2^-$ and $N(2100)1/2^+$ to the reaction. Branching ratios for decays into $$K^*\Lambda$$ for these resonances and further resonances are reported.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT); National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN); German Research Foundation (DFG); National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA); National Science Foundation (NSF); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Organization:
The CLAS Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; 16-12-10267; AC05-06OR23177; PHY-1306137; AC05- 06OR23177; SC0016583
OSTI ID:
1357303
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1360908; OSTI ID: 1423452; OSTI ID: 1439893
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-17-2469; DOE/OR/23177-4139; S0370269317303921; PII: S0370269317303921
Journal Information:
Physics Letters. B, Journal Name: Physics Letters. B Vol. 771 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0370-2693
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 15 works
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