Measurement of the single polarization observables I{sup c} and I{sup s} in {pi}{sup 0{eta}} photoproduction

Journal Article · Thu Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3483398· OSTI ID:21426461

Gutz, E ^[1]

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1. Helmholtz-Institut fuer Strahlen-und Kernphysik, Universitaet Bonn (Germany)

Meson photoproduction off the nucleon is a key tool in order to understand the structure of baryons and their excitation spectrum. Especially in the regime of high-lying resonances the photoproduction of multi-meson final states is of increasing importance, given that the cross sections for such processes exceed those for single-meson production. Additionally it gives a handle on sequential decays of such resonances via e.g. the {Delta}(1232) or the S{sub 11}(1535) in the intermediate state. For a complete understanding of the processes involved, the measurement not only of unpolarized cross sections but also of polarization observables is mandatory. With the Crystal Barrel/TAPS experiment, located at the ELSA accelerator facility in Bonn, it was possible to determine such observables using a linearly polarized photon beam impinging on a liquid hydrogen target. The beam asymmetries I{sup c} and I{sup s} are presented for the reaction gp {gamma}{sup {yields}p{yields}}p{pi}{sup 0{eta}}. The latter is a feature exclusive to the acoplanar kinematics of multi-meson final states and has been measured for the first time.

• OSTI ID: 21426461
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1257, Issue 1; Conference: HADRON 2009: 13. international conference on hadron spectroscopy, Tallahassee, FL (United States), 29 Nov - 4 Dec 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3483398; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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