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Measurement and Analysis of the Reaction $\pi^- p \to \rho^0 n$ on a Polarized Target

The CERN-Munich collaboration Becker, H. ; Blanar, G. ; Blum, W. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 150 (1979) 301-325, 1979.
Inspire Record 132603 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.34819

The reaction π − p→ π + π − n has been measured in a high-statistics experiment on a transversely polarized proton target at 17.2 GeV, and unexpectedly large nucleon polarization effects have been observed. Combining the results of this experiment with a measurement on a hydrogen target allows a model-independent partial-wave analysis in terms of the “nucleon transversity” amplitudes. Unique or at most twofold ambiguous solutions are obtained. In particular we find a high lower limit ( ⪆30% ) of the spin non-flip unnatural exchange amplitudes at low | t |. These amplitudes, interpreted as being due to the exchange of an object with the quantum numbers of the A 1 , have been assumed to be absent in previous analyses. In checking the consequences of this finding on the old results, we test the validity of the rank-two assumotions for the density matrix. We find a small but significant deviation, which shows the need for a new phase-shift analysis including the A 1 exchange contribution.

2 data tables
Table 1

MASS DEPENDENCE OF NORMALIZED T-CHANNEL MOMENTS SCALED TO 100 PCT POLARIZED PROTONS.

Table 2

T DEPENDENCE OF NORMALIZED T-CHANNEL MOMENTS IN THE RHO REGION SCALED TO 100 PCT POLARIZED PROTONS.