Abstract
Photoproduction of Λ(1520) with liquid hydrogen and deuterium targets was examined at photon energies below 2.4GeV in the SPring-8 LEPS experiment. For the first time, the differential cross sections were measured at low energies and with a deuterium target. A large asymmetry of the production cross sections from protons and neutrons was observed at backward K+/0 angles. This suggests the importance of the contact term, which coexists with t-channel K exchange under gauge invariance. This interpretation was compatible with the differential cross sections, decay asymmetry, and photon beam asymmetry measured in the production from protons at forward K+ angles.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012001 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Aug 6 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy