Evidence for Nucleon-Resonance Excitation inω -Meson Photoproduction
Author(s) -
J. Ajaka,
Y. Assafiri,
S. Bouchigny,
J.P. Didelez,
L. Fichen,
M. Guidal,
E. Hourany,
V. Kouznetsov,
R. Kunne,
A. Mushkarenkov,
V. Nedorezov,
N. Rudnev,
A. Turinge,
Q. Zhao
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.96.132003
Subject(s) - physics , hadron , meson , particle physics , resonance (particle physics) , cross section (physics) , beam energy , beam (structure) , excitation , nuclear physics , nucleon , differential (mechanical device) , omega , energy (signal processing) , optics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
PHASEThe photoproduction of the omega meson has been studied at GRAAL from threshold up to a photon energy of 1.5 GeV. The differential cross sections and beam asymmetries have been measured precisely at all angles. The total cross section is also obtained. Systematic enhancements of the differential cross section at large angles and nonzero beam asymmetries at intermediate angles provide clear evidence for s- and u-channel resonant processes. The data are compared to the results of hadron and quark models
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