Measurement of {pi}{sup -}p{yields}{eta}n from threshold to p{sub {pi}}{sub {sup -}}=747 MeV/c
- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547 (United States)
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439-4815 (United States)
- George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052-0001 (United States)
- Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, RU-188350 (Russian Federation); and others
The differential cross section for {eta} production in reaction {pi}{sup -}p{yields}{eta}n has been measured over the full angular range at seven incident {pi}{sup -} beam momenta from threshold to p{sub {pi}}{sub {sup -}}=747 MeV/c using the Crystal Ball multiphoton spectrometer. The angular distributions are S wave dominated. At 10 MeV/c above threshold, a small D-wave contribution appears that interferes with the main S wave. The total {eta} production cross section {sigma}{sup tot} is obtained by integration of d{sigma}/d{omega}. Starting at threshold, {sigma}{sup tot} rises rapidly, as expected for S-wave-dominated production. The features of the {pi}{sup -}p{yields}{eta}n cross section are strikingly similar to those of the SU(3) flavor-related process K{sup -}p{yields}{eta}{lambda}. Comparison of the {pi}{sup -}p{yields}{eta}n reaction is made with {eta} photoproduction.
- OSTI ID:
- 20698855
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 72, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.72.015203; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Crystal Ball Collaboration; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
D WAVES
DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS
ETA MESONS
KAON-PROTON INTERACTIONS
LAMBDA BARYONS
MEV RANGE
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NEUTRONS
PHOTOPRODUCTION
PION MINUS REACTIONS
PION-PROTON INTERACTIONS
PIONS MINUS
S WAVES