Quasi-free photoproduction of eta-mesons of the neutron

The CBELSA & TAPS collaborations Jaegle, I. ; Mertens, T. ; Anisovich, A.V. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 100 (2008) 252002, 2008.
Inspire Record 784698 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50884

Quasi-free photoproduction of eta-mesons off nucleons bound in the deuteron has been measured with the CBELSA/TAPS detector for incident photon energies up to 2.5 GeV at the Bonn ELSA accelerator. The eta-mesons have been detected in coincidence with recoil protons and recoil neutrons, which allows a detailed comparison of the quasi-free n(gamma,eta)n and p(gamma,eta)p reactions. The excitation function for eta-production off the neutron shows a pronounced bump-like structure at W=1.68 GeV (E_g ~ 1 GeV), which is absent for the proton.

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Measured value of the quasi-free eta cross section off protons and neutrons as a function of incident photon energy.

Ratio of the measured quasi-free neutron to proton cross sections as a function of incident photon energy.

Measured angular distribution for an incident photon energy of 0.700 GeV.

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Linearly polarised photon beams at ELSA and measurement of the beam asymmetry in pi^0-photoproduction off the proton

The CBELSA & TAPS collaborations Elsner, D. ; Bantes, B. ; Bartholomy, O. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.A 39 (2009) 373-381, 2009.
Inspire Record 799078 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.50479

At the electron accelerator ELSA a linearly polarised tagged photon beam is produced by coherent bremsstrahlung off a diamond crystal. Orientation and energy range of the linear polarisation can be deliberately chosen by accurate positioning of the crystal with a goniometer. The degree of polarisation is determined by the form of the scattered electron spectrum. Good agreement between experiment and expectations on basis of the experimental conditions is obtained. Polarisation degrees of P = 40% are typically achieved at half of the primary electron energy. The determination of P is confirmed by measuring the beam asymmetry, \Sigma, in pi^0 photoproduction and a comparison of the results to independent measurements using laser backscattering.

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Beam asymmetry as a function of the PI0 centre of mass scattering angle.

Beam asymmetry as a function of the PI0 centre of mass scattering angle.

Beam asymmetry as a function of the PI0 centre of mass scattering angle.

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Measurement of the beam asymmetry in eta photoproduction off the proton.

The CBELSA & TAPS collaborations Elsner, D. ; Anisovich, A.V. ; Anton, G. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.A 33 (2007) 147-155, 2007.
Inspire Record 744568 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.43430

The beam asymmetry, $\Sigma$, was measured at ELSA in the reaction $\vec \gamma p \to \eta p$ using linearly polarised tagged photon beams, produced by coherent bremsstrahlung off a diamond. The crystal was oriented to provide polarised photons in the energy range $E_\gamma = 800$ to 1400 MeV with the maximum polarisation of $P_\gamma = 49$ % obtained at 1305 MeV. Both dominant decay modes of the $\eta$ into two photons and $3\pi^0$ were used to extract the beam asymmetry from the azimuthal modulation of the cross section. The measurements cover the angular range $\Theta_\text{cm}\simeq 50$ -- 150 degrees. Large asymmetries up to 80 % are observed, in agreement with a previous measurement. The eta-MAID model and the Bonn--Gatchina partial wave analysis describe the measurements, but the required partial waves differ significantly.

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Photon asymmetry for eta photoproduction at incident photon energy of 850 MeV.

Photon asymmetry for eta photoproduction at incident photon energy of 950 MeV.

Photon asymmetry for eta photoproduction at incident photon energy of 1050 MeV.

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Photoproduction of meson pairs: First measurement of the polarization observable I^s

The CBELSA & TAPS collaborations Gutz, E. ; Sokhoyan, V. ; van Pee, H. ; et al.
Phys.Lett.B 687 (2010) 11-15, 2010.
Inspire Record 840021 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.42248

The polarization observable I^s, a feature exclusive to the acoplanar kinematics of multi-meson final states produced via linearly polarized photons, has been measured for the first time. Results for the reaction g p -> p pi0 eta are presented for incoming photon energies between 970 MeV and 1650 MeV along with the beam asymmetry I^c. The comparably large asymmetries demonstrate a high sensitivity of I^s to the dynamics of the reaction. Fits using Bonn-Gatchina partial wave analysis demonstrate that the new polarization observables carry significant information on the contributing partial waves.

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Measured beam asymmetry I_S as a function of the angle between the reaction plane and the plane of the two final state particles with the the proton as the recoiling particle for the cm energy range 1642 to 1770 MeV.

Measured beam asymmetry I_S as a function of the angle between the reaction plane and the plane of the two final state particles with the the proton as the recoiling particle for the cm energy range 1770 to 1898 MeV.

Measured beam asymmetry I_S as a function of the angle between the reaction plane and the plane of the two final state particles with the the proton as the recoiling particle for the cm energy range 1898 to 1994 MeV.

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Measurement of the beam asymmetry $\Sigma$ in $\pi^°\eta$ production off the proton with the CBELSA/TAPS experiment

The CBELSA collaboration Gutz, E. ; Sokhoyan, V. ; van Pee, H. ; et al.
Eur.Phys.J.A 35 (2008) 291-293, 2008.
Inspire Record 788569 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.54889

In photoproduction experiments, a large number of final states yielding various resonance contributions are accessible. To extract resonance parameters via partial-wave analysis not only the measurement of differential cross-sections is necessary, but also the determination of polarization observables. At the electron accelerator ELSA (Bonn) the coherent bremsstrahlung method was used to generate a linearly polarized photon beam. Using the CBELSA/TAPS detector setup, the beam asymmetry Σ in the reaction γp → pπ 0 η was determined as a function of various masses and angles for photon energies between 970MeV and 1650MeV.

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Measured beam asymmetry as a function of the cosine of the scattered proton angle for beam energies 0.970 to 1.200 GeV.

Measured beam asymmetry as a function of the cosine of the scattered proton angle for beam energies 1.200 to 1.450 GeV.

Measured beam asymmetry as a function of the cosine of the scattered proton angle for beam energies 1.450 to 1.650 GeV.

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