Vector Meson Production by Polarized Photons at 2.8-GeV, 4.7-GeV, and 9.3-GeV

Ballam, Joseph ; Chadwick, G.B. ; Eisenberg, Y. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 7 (1973) 3150, 1973.
Inspire Record 73602 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43496

We present results on vector-meson photoproduction via γp→Vp in the LBL-SLAC 82-in. hydrogen bubble chamber exposed to a linearly polarized photon beam at 2.8, 4.7, and 9.3 GeV. We find ρ0 production to have the characteristics of a diffractive process, i.e., a cross section decreasing slowly with energy and a differential cross section with slope of ∼ 6.5 GeV−2. Within errors the ρ0 production amplitudes are entirely due to natural-parity exchange. s-channel helicity is conserved to a high degree in the γ→ρ0 transition. We find evidence for small helicity-flip amplitudes for ππ pairs in the ρ0 region. Photoproduction of ω mesons is separated into its natural- (σN) and unnatural- (σU) parity-exchange contributions. The Eγ and t dependence and the spin density matrix of the unnatural-parity-exchange contribution are consistent with a one-pion-exchange process. The natural-parity-exchange part has characteristics similar to ρ0 production. At 9.3 GeV the ratio of σ(ρ0) to σN(ω) is ∼ 7. The slope of the φ differential cross section is ∼ 4.5 GeV−2, smaller than that of ρ0 and ω production. Natural-parity exchange is the main contributor to φ production. No evidence for higher-mass vector mesons is found in ππ, πππ, or KK¯ final states. The s and t dependences of Compton scattering as calculated from ρ, ω, and φ photoproduction using vector-meson dominance agree with experiment, but the predicted Compton cross section is too small by a factor of 2.

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A Study of Elastic Photoproduction of Low Mass K$^{+} $K$^{-}$ Pairs From Hydrogen in the Energy Range 2.8-{GeV} to 4.8-{GeV}

Barber, D.P. ; Dainton, J.B. ; Lee, L.C.Y. ; et al.
Z.Phys.C 12 (1982) 1, 1982.
Inspire Record 168200 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.16435

The results of an experiment to study elasticK+K− photoproduction are presented. Differential cross sections and spin density matrix elements for ϕ(1.019) production are stddied as a function of incident photon energy and over a wide range of momentum transfer,t (tmin>t>−1.5(GeV/c)2). Helicity conserving amplitudes are observed to dominate ϕ production throughout this range and the differential cross sections exhibit a forward diffractive peak which cannot be understood in terms of a simple exponential dependence. A new value of the photon ϕ coupling constant is determined and shown to be consistent withe+e− annihilation measurements. A detailed study of the energy dependence of the differential cross sections is made, including other experimental data, and the extracted effective Regge trajectory compared with other diffractive processes. A study of the dependence of theK+K− decay angular distribution on invariant mass reveals evidence for ans wave contribution interfering with thep wave ϕ which may be attributable to theS* meson.

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LOWER LIMIT OF ABS(T) IN TABLE IS TMIN.

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LOW T VARIATION WITH ELAB. LOWER LIMIT OF ABS(T) IN TABLE IS TMIN.


Forward and Wide Angle Elastic $\phi$ - Meson Photoproduction on Hydrogen Between 2.8-{GeV} and 4.8-{GeV}

The LAMP2 Group collaboration Barber, D.P. ; Dainton, J.B. ; Lee, L.C.Y. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 79 (1978) 150-156, 1978.
Inspire Record 131968 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.27382

The s and t dependence of φ (1019) photoproduction has been investigated in the incident photon energy range 2.8 to to 4.8 GeV. Differential cross-sections and density matrix elements are presented for a t range extending from t min out to −1.3 (GeV/ c ) 2 . The results are discussed in terms discussed in terms of an effective Regge trajectory in the t -channel.

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DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS AVERAGED OVER TWO RANGES OF INCIDENT PHOTON ENERGY.

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Elastic and Inelastic $\phi$ - Photoproduction

Behrend, H.-J. ; Bodenkamp, J. ; Hesse, W.P. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 144 (1978) 22-60, 1978.
Inspire Record 130415 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34982

The differential cross section of the reaction ( γ p → p φ ) has been measured in the t range 0 ⩽ t ⩽ 0.4 GeV 2 and for photon energies from 3.0 to 6.7 GeV. In particular for the small t region the measurement accuracy was better than 10%. We obtained for the slope parameter B in an exponential parametrization of the differential cross section d σ /d t = A e − Bt values of B ⋍ 6 ± 0.5 GeV −2 which are significantly larger than the slopes obtained by most other experiments at higher t values. This indicates a t dependence of B particularly in the small t region.

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Measurement of the Photoproduction Phases of the rho, omega, and phi Mesons

Bartalucci, S. ; Bertolucci, S. ; Bienlein, J.K. ; et al.
Nuovo Cim.A 44 (1978) 587, 1978.
Inspire Record 120711 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.37585

We measured 30 000 wide-angle electron-positron pairs from the reaction γ+p→p+e++e− in the invariant-mass region 500≤m≤1060 MeV. The photoproduction amplitudes of the ρ, ω and ϕ mesons were measured to deviate from being pure imaginary by 37.5°−3.1°+2.8°, 29.6°−12.9°+15.5°, 3.4°−4.2°+5.3°,respectively.

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DEVIATION OF VECTOR MESON PHOTOPRODUCTION PHASES FROM PURE IMAGINARY.