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Title: Separated response functions in exclusive, forward π ± electroproduction on deuterium

Abstract

Background: Measurements of forward exclusive meson production at different squared four-momenta of the exchanged virtual photon, Q2, and at different four-momentum transfer, t, can be used to probe QCD's transition from meson-nucleon degrees of freedom at long distances to quark-gluon degrees of freedom at short scales. Ratios of separated response functions in π⁻ and π⁺ electroproduction are particularly informative. Ratio for transverse photons may allow this transition to be more easily observed, while the ratio for longitudinal photons provides a crucial verification of the assumed pole dominance, needed for reliable extraction of the pion form factor from electroproduction data. Method: Data were acquired with 2.6-5.2 GeV electron beams and the HMS+SOS spectrometers in Jefferson Lab Hall C, at central Q2 values of 0.6, 1.0, 1.6 GeV2 at W=1.95 GeV, and Q2=2.45 GeV2 at W=2.22 GeV. There was significant coverage in Φ And ϵ, which allowed separation of σL,T,LT,TT. Results: σL shows a clear signature of the pion pole, with a sharp rise at small -t. In contrast, σT is much flatter versus t. The longitudinal/transverse ratios evolve with Q2 and t, and at the highest Q2=2.45 GeV2 show a slight enhancement for π⁻ Production compared to π⁺. The π⁻/π⁺+ ratiomore » for transverse photons exhibits only a small Q2-dependence, following a nearly universal curve with t, with a steep transition to a value of about 0.25, consistent with s-channel quark knockout. The σTTT ratio also drops rapidly with Q2, qualitatively consistent with s-channel helicity conservation. The π⁻/π⁺ ratio for longitudinal photons indicates a small isoscalar contamination at W=1.95 GeV, consistent with what was observed in our earlier determination of the pion form factor at these kinematics.« less

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Research Org.:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Contributing Org.:
Jefferson Lab F π Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1167105
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1181345
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-14-1996; DOE/OR/23177-3258; arXiv:1412.5140
Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2813; PRVCAN; ArticleNumber: 015202
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-84ER40150
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review C, Nuclear Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0556-2813
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS

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Huber, G. M., Blok, H. P., Butuceanu, C., Gaskell, D., Horn, T., Mack, D. J., Abbott, D., Aniol, K., Anklin, H., Armstrong, C., Arrington, J., Assamagan, K., Avery, S., Baker, O. K., Barrett, B., Beise, E. J., Bochna, C., Boeglin, W., Brash, E. J., Breuer, H., Chang, C. C., Chant, N., Christy, M. E., Dunne, J., Eden, T., Ent, R., Fenker, H., Gibson, E. F., Gilman, R., Gustafsson, K., Hinton, W., Holt, R. J., Jackson, H., Jin, S., Jones, M. K., Keppel, C. E., Kim, P. H., Kim, W., King, P. M., Klein, A., Koltenuk, D., Kovaltchouk, V., Liang, M., Liu, J., Lolos, G. J., Lung, A., Margaziotis, D. J., Markowitz, P., Matsumura, A., McKee, D., Meekins, D., Mitchell, J., Miyoshi, T., Mkrtchyan, H., Mueller, B., Niculescu, G., Niculescu, I., Okayasu, Y., Pentchev, L., Perdrisat, C., Pitz, D., Potterveld, D., Punjabi, V., Qin, L. M., Reimer, P. E., Reinhold, J., Roche, J., Roos, P. G., Sarty, A., Shin, I. K., Smith, G. R., Stepanyan, S., Tang, L. G., Tadevosyan, V., Tvaskis, V., van der Meer, R. L. J., Vansyoc, K., Van Westrum, D., Vidakovic, S., Volmer, J., Vulcan, W., Warren, G., Wood, S. A., Xu, C., Yan, C., Zhao, W. -X., Zheng, X., and Zihlmann, B. Separated response functions in exclusive, forward π± electroproduction on deuterium. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.91.015202.
Huber, G. M., Blok, H. P., Butuceanu, C., Gaskell, D., Horn, T., Mack, D. J., Abbott, D., Aniol, K., Anklin, H., Armstrong, C., Arrington, J., Assamagan, K., Avery, S., Baker, O. K., Barrett, B., Beise, E. J., Bochna, C., Boeglin, W., Brash, E. J., Breuer, H., Chang, C. C., Chant, N., Christy, M. E., Dunne, J., Eden, T., Ent, R., Fenker, H., Gibson, E. F., Gilman, R., Gustafsson, K., Hinton, W., Holt, R. J., Jackson, H., Jin, S., Jones, M. K., Keppel, C. E., Kim, P. H., Kim, W., King, P. M., Klein, A., Koltenuk, D., Kovaltchouk, V., Liang, M., Liu, J., Lolos, G. J., Lung, A., Margaziotis, D. J., Markowitz, P., Matsumura, A., McKee, D., Meekins, D., Mitchell, J., Miyoshi, T., Mkrtchyan, H., Mueller, B., Niculescu, G., Niculescu, I., Okayasu, Y., Pentchev, L., Perdrisat, C., Pitz, D., Potterveld, D., Punjabi, V., Qin, L. M., Reimer, P. E., Reinhold, J., Roche, J., Roos, P. G., Sarty, A., Shin, I. K., Smith, G. R., Stepanyan, S., Tang, L. G., Tadevosyan, V., Tvaskis, V., van der Meer, R. L. J., Vansyoc, K., Van Westrum, D., Vidakovic, S., Volmer, J., Vulcan, W., Warren, G., Wood, S. A., Xu, C., Yan, C., Zhao, W. -X., Zheng, X., & Zihlmann, B. Separated response functions in exclusive, forward π± electroproduction on deuterium. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.91.015202
Huber, G. M., Blok, H. P., Butuceanu, C., Gaskell, D., Horn, T., Mack, D. J., Abbott, D., Aniol, K., Anklin, H., Armstrong, C., Arrington, J., Assamagan, K., Avery, S., Baker, O. K., Barrett, B., Beise, E. J., Bochna, C., Boeglin, W., Brash, E. J., Breuer, H., Chang, C. C., Chant, N., Christy, M. E., Dunne, J., Eden, T., Ent, R., Fenker, H., Gibson, E. F., Gilman, R., Gustafsson, K., Hinton, W., Holt, R. J., Jackson, H., Jin, S., Jones, M. K., Keppel, C. E., Kim, P. H., Kim, W., King, P. M., Klein, A., Koltenuk, D., Kovaltchouk, V., Liang, M., Liu, J., Lolos, G. J., Lung, A., Margaziotis, D. J., Markowitz, P., Matsumura, A., McKee, D., Meekins, D., Mitchell, J., Miyoshi, T., Mkrtchyan, H., Mueller, B., Niculescu, G., Niculescu, I., Okayasu, Y., Pentchev, L., Perdrisat, C., Pitz, D., Potterveld, D., Punjabi, V., Qin, L. M., Reimer, P. E., Reinhold, J., Roche, J., Roos, P. G., Sarty, A., Shin, I. K., Smith, G. R., Stepanyan, S., Tang, L. G., Tadevosyan, V., Tvaskis, V., van der Meer, R. L. J., Vansyoc, K., Van Westrum, D., Vidakovic, S., Volmer, J., Vulcan, W., Warren, G., Wood, S. A., Xu, C., Yan, C., Zhao, W. -X., Zheng, X., and Zihlmann, B. Wed . "Separated response functions in exclusive, forward π± electroproduction on deuterium". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.91.015202. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167105.
@article{osti_1167105,
title = {Separated response functions in exclusive, forward π± electroproduction on deuterium},
author = {Huber, G. M. and Blok, H. P. and Butuceanu, C. and Gaskell, D. and Horn, T. and Mack, D. J. and Abbott, D. and Aniol, K. and Anklin, H. and Armstrong, C. and Arrington, J. and Assamagan, K. and Avery, S. and Baker, O. K. and Barrett, B. and Beise, E. J. and Bochna, C. and Boeglin, W. and Brash, E. J. and Breuer, H. and Chang, C. C. and Chant, N. and Christy, M. E. and Dunne, J. and Eden, T. and Ent, R. and Fenker, H. and Gibson, E. F. and Gilman, R. and Gustafsson, K. and Hinton, W. and Holt, R. J. and Jackson, H. and Jin, S. and Jones, M. K. and Keppel, C. E. and Kim, P. H. and Kim, W. and King, P. M. and Klein, A. and Koltenuk, D. and Kovaltchouk, V. and Liang, M. and Liu, J. and Lolos, G. J. and Lung, A. and Margaziotis, D. J. and Markowitz, P. and Matsumura, A. and McKee, D. and Meekins, D. and Mitchell, J. and Miyoshi, T. and Mkrtchyan, H. and Mueller, B. and Niculescu, G. and Niculescu, I. and Okayasu, Y. and Pentchev, L. and Perdrisat, C. and Pitz, D. and Potterveld, D. and Punjabi, V. and Qin, L. M. and Reimer, P. E. and Reinhold, J. and Roche, J. and Roos, P. G. and Sarty, A. and Shin, I. K. and Smith, G. R. and Stepanyan, S. and Tang, L. G. and Tadevosyan, V. and Tvaskis, V. and van der Meer, R. L. J. and Vansyoc, K. and Van Westrum, D. and Vidakovic, S. and Volmer, J. and Vulcan, W. and Warren, G. and Wood, S. A. and Xu, C. and Yan, C. and Zhao, W. -X. and Zheng, X. and Zihlmann, B.},
abstractNote = {Background: Measurements of forward exclusive meson production at different squared four-momenta of the exchanged virtual photon, Q2, and at different four-momentum transfer, t, can be used to probe QCD's transition from meson-nucleon degrees of freedom at long distances to quark-gluon degrees of freedom at short scales. Ratios of separated response functions in π⁻ and π⁺ electroproduction are particularly informative. Ratio for transverse photons may allow this transition to be more easily observed, while the ratio for longitudinal photons provides a crucial verification of the assumed pole dominance, needed for reliable extraction of the pion form factor from electroproduction data. Method: Data were acquired with 2.6-5.2 GeV electron beams and the HMS+SOS spectrometers in Jefferson Lab Hall C, at central Q2 values of 0.6, 1.0, 1.6 GeV2 at W=1.95 GeV, and Q2=2.45 GeV2 at W=2.22 GeV. There was significant coverage in Φ And ϵ, which allowed separation of σL,T,LT,TT. Results: σL shows a clear signature of the pion pole, with a sharp rise at small -t. In contrast, σT is much flatter versus t. The longitudinal/transverse ratios evolve with Q2 and t, and at the highest Q2=2.45 GeV2 show a slight enhancement for π⁻ Production compared to π⁺. The π⁻/π⁺+ ratio for transverse photons exhibits only a small Q2-dependence, following a nearly universal curve with t, with a steep transition to a value of about 0.25, consistent with s-channel quark knockout. The σTT/σT ratio also drops rapidly with Q2, qualitatively consistent with s-channel helicity conservation. The π⁻/π⁺ ratio for longitudinal photons indicates a small isoscalar contamination at W=1.95 GeV, consistent with what was observed in our earlier determination of the pion form factor at these kinematics.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevC.91.015202},
journal = {Physical Review C, Nuclear Physics},
number = 1,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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