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Photoproduction of the omega Meson on the Proton at Large Momentum Transfer

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

The differential cross section, dsigma/dt, for omega meson exclusive photoproduction on the proton above the resonance region (2.6<W<2.9 GeV) was measured up to a momentum transfer -t = 5 GeV2 using the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory. The omega channel was identified by detecting a proton and pi+ in the final state and using the missing mass technique. While the low momentum transfer region shows the typical diffractive pattern expected from Pomeron and Reggeon exchange, at large -t the differential cross section has a flat behavior. This feature can be explained by introducing quark interchange processes in addition to the QCD-inspired two-gluon exchange.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
808582
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-03-04; DOE/ER/40150-2433
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Vol. 90; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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