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Title: Electroproduction of η mesons in the S 11 ( 1535 ) resonance region at high momentum transfer

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics

The differential cross section for the process p(e,e{prime}p) {eta} has been measured at Q{sup 2} {approx} 5.7 and 7.0(GeV/c){sup 2} for center-of-mass energies from threshold to 1.8 GeV, encompassing the S{sub 11}(1535) resonance, which dominates the channel. This is the highest momentum-transfer measurement of this exclusive process to date. The helicity-conserving transition amplitude A{sub 1/2}, for the production of the S{sub 11}(1535) resonance, is extracted from the data. Within the limited Q{sup 2} now measured, this quantity appears to begin scaling as Q{sup -3} - a predicted, but not definitive, signal of the dominance of perturbative QCD at Q{sup 2} {approx} 5 (GeV/c){sup 2}.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); South African National Research Association
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
962875
Report Number(s):
ANL/PHY/JA-61197; PRVCAN; TRN: US0902955
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 80, Issue 1; ISSN 0556-2813
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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