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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Exclusive Vector Meson Production in Muon - Proton Scattering

del Papa, C. ; Dorfan, David E. ; Flatte, Stanley M. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.D 19 (1979) 1303, 1979.
Inspire Record 130570 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.24312

From a muon-proton scattering experiment with a streamer chamber at the Stanford Linear Accelerator we present results in the ranges 0.3<Q2<4.7 GeV2 and 1.7<W<4.7 GeV for the reactions μ+p→μpV where V is a vector meson (ρ0, ω, or φ). It is shown that in ρ production the skewing parameter and the longitudinal-transverse ratio change significantly as Q2 increases above 1 GeV2. The cross section for ρ0 production as a function of Q2 falls below the vector-meson-dominance prediction. The ratio of the cross section for exclusive vector-meson production to the total cross section falls by a factor of 10 between photoproduction and a Q2 of 2 GeV2, yet the ratio of ω to ρ production remains constant at the photoproduction value out to Q2>2 GeV2.

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THE ABSOLUTE TOTAL CROSS SECTION IS FROM A FIT TO THE MIT-SLAC ELECTRON SCATTERING DATA BY W. ATWOOD AND S. STEIN.

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FOR 0.6 < M(PI+ PI-) < 0.9 GEV, USING THE METHOD OF MOMENTS.

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A Comparative Study of rho0 Photoproduced on D, N and P at 7.5-GeV

Alexander, G. ; Benary, O. ; Gandsman, J. ; et al.
Nucl.Phys.B 104 (1976) 397-412, 1976.
Inspire Record 2982 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.35986

A 7.5 GeV linearly polarized photon beam was used to study ϱ 0 production on d, n and p in the SLAC 82 inch bubble chamber. The production of ϱ 0 is found to proceed mainly via t -channel natural parity exchange and to conserve s -channel c.m.s. helicity for small t . The I = 1 contribution to the γ N → ϱ 0 t -channel amplitude is found to be small at 7.5 GeV.

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ERRORS QUOTED INCLUDE BOTH STATISTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES.

THE FOURTH REACTION IS THE SUM OF THE FIRST THREE, NAMELY THE CLOSURE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION.

DIPION EVENTS IN THE RHO0 MASS REGION (600 TO 880 MEV).

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