Backward-angle photoproduction of π0 mesons on the proton at Eγ = 1.5 - 2.4  GeV

M. Sumihama; J. K. Ahn; H. Akimune; Y. Asano; W. C. Chang; S. Daté; H. Ejiri; H. Fujimura; M. Fujiwara; K. Hicks; T. Hotta; K. Imai; T. Ishikawa; T. Iwata; H. Kawai; Z. Y. Kim; K. Kino; H. Kohri; N. Kumagai; S. Makino; T. Matsumura; N. Matsuoka; T. Mibe; M. Miyabe; Y. Miyachi; M. Morita; N. Muramatsu; T. Nakano; M. Niiyama; M. Nomachi; Y. Ohashi; H. Ohkuma; T. Ooba; D. S. Oshuev; C. Rangacharyulu; A. Sakaguchi; T. Sato; P. M. Shagin; Y. Shiino; H. Shimizu; Y. Sugaya; H. Toyokawa; A. Wakai; C. W. Wang; S. C. Wang; K. Yonehara; T. Yorita; M. Yosoi; R. G.T. Zegers

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.032

Backward-angle photoproduction of π⁰ mesons on the proton at E_γ = 1.5 - 2.4 GeV

M. Sumihama, J. K. Ahn, H. Akimune, Y. Asano, W. C. Chang, S. Daté, H. Ejiri, H. Fujimura, M. Fujiwara, K. Hicks, T. Hotta, K. Imai, T. Ishikawa, T. Iwata, H. Kawai, Z. Y. Kim, K. Kino, H. Kohri, N. Kumagai, S. MakinoT. Matsumura, N. Matsuoka, T. Mibe, M. Miyabe, Y. Miyachi, M. Morita, N. Muramatsu, T. Nakano, M. Niiyama, M. Nomachi, Y. Ohashi, H. Ohkuma, T. Ooba, D. S. Oshuev, C. Rangacharyulu, A. Sakaguchi, T. Sato, P. M. Shagin, Y. Shiino, H. Shimizu, Y. Sugaya, H. Toyokawa, A. Wakai, C. W. Wang, S. C. Wang, K. Yonehara, T. Yorita, M. Yosoi, R. G.T. Zegers

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Abstract

Differential cross sections and photon beam asymmetries for π⁰ photoproduction have been measured at E_γ = 1.5 - 2.4 GeV and at the π⁰ scattering angles, - 1 < cos Θ_{c . m .} < - 0.6. The energy-dependence of differential cross sections for u-channel π⁰ production has been determined. An enhancement at backward angles is found above E_γ = 1.9 GeV. This is likely to be due to u-channel diagrams. Photon beam asymmetries have been obtained for the first time at backward angles, showing a strong angular dependence at E_γ > 2.0 GeV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-37
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	657
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.032
Publication status	Published - 2007 Nov 29
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank the staff at SPring-8 for providing excellent experimental conditions during the long experiment. This research was supported in part by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan, by the National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and by the National Science Foundation (USA).

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Sumihama, M., Ahn, J. K., Akimune, H., Asano, Y., Chang, W. C., Daté, S., Ejiri, H., Fujimura, H., Fujiwara, M., Hicks, K., Hotta, T., Imai, K., Ishikawa, T., Iwata, T., Kawai, H., Kim, Z. Y., Kino, K., Kohri, H., Kumagai, N., ... Zegers, R. G. T. (2007). Backward-angle photoproduction of π⁰ mesons on the proton at E_γ = 1.5 - 2.4 GeV. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 657(1-3), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.032

Sumihama, M, Ahn, JK, Akimune, H, Asano, Y, Chang, WC, Daté, S, Ejiri, H, Fujimura, H, Fujiwara, M, Hicks, K, Hotta, T, Imai, K, Ishikawa, T, Iwata, T, Kawai, H, Kim, ZY, Kino, K, Kohri, H, Kumagai, N, Makino, S, Matsumura, T, Matsuoka, N, Mibe, T, Miyabe, M, Miyachi, Y, Morita, M, Muramatsu, N, Nakano, T, Niiyama, M, Nomachi, M, Ohashi, Y, Ohkuma, H, Ooba, T, Oshuev, DS, Rangacharyulu, C, Sakaguchi, A, Sato, T, Shagin, PM, Shiino, Y, Shimizu, H, Sugaya, Y, Toyokawa, H, Wakai, A, Wang, CW, Wang, SC, Yonehara, K, Yorita, T, Yosoi, M & Zegers, RGT 2007, 'Backward-angle photoproduction of π⁰ mesons on the proton at E_γ = 1.5 - 2.4 GeV', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 657, no. 1-3, pp. 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2007.10.032

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