A first measurement is presented of exclusive photoproduction of $\rho^0$ mesons associated with leading neutrons at HERA. The data were taken with the H1 detector in the years $2006$ and $2007$ at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}=319$ GeV and correspond to an integrated luminosity of $1.16$ pb$^{-1}$. The $\rho^0$ mesons with transverse momenta $p_T<1$ GeV are reconstructed from their decays to charged pions, while leading neutrons carrying a large fraction of the incoming proton momentum, $x_L>0.35$, are detected in the Forward Neutron Calorimeter. The phase space of the measurement is defined by the photon virtuality $Q^2 < 2$ GeV$^2$, the total energy of the photon-proton system $20 < W_{\gamma p} < 100$ GeV and the polar angle of the leading neutron $\theta_n < 0.75$ mrad. The cross section of the reaction $\gamma p \to \rho^0 n \pi^+$ is measured as a function of several variables. The data are interpreted in terms of a double peripheral process, involving pion exchange at the proton vertex followed by elastic photoproduction of a $\rho^0$ meson on the virtual pion. In the framework of one-pion-exchange dominance the elastic cross section of photon-pion scattering, $\sigma^{\rm el}(\gamma\pi^+ \to \rho^0\pi^+)$, is extracted. The value of this cross section indicates significant absorptive corrections for the exclusive reaction $\gamma p\to\rho^0 n \pi^+$.
The $\gamma p$ cross section integrated in the domain $0.35 < x_L < 0.95$ and $-t^\prime < 1$~GeV$^2$ and averaged over the energy range $20 < W_{\gamma p} < 100$ GeV for two intervals of leading neutron transverse momentum.
Differential photoproduction cross sections ${\rm d}\sigma_{\gamma p}/{\rm d}x_L$ for the exclusive process $\gamma p \to \rho^0 n \pi^+$ in two regions of neutron transverse momentum and $20 < W_{\gamma p} < 100$ GeV. The statistical, uncorrelated and correlated systematic uncertainties, $\delta_{stat}$, $\delta_{sys}^{unc}$ and $\delta_{sys}^{cor}$ respectively, are given, which does not include the global normalisation error of $4.4\%$.
Double differential photoproduction cross sections ${\rm d^2}\sigma_{\gamma p}/{\rm d}x_L{\rm d}p_{T,n}^2$ in the range $20 < W_{\gamma p} < 100$ GeV. The statistical, uncorrelated and correlated systematic uncertainties, $\delta_{stat}$, $\delta_{sys}^{unc}$ and $\delta_{sys}^{cor}$ respectively, are given, which does not include the global normalisation error of $4.4\%$.
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THE MULTIPLICITY OF CHARGED PIONS HAS BEEN FITTED BY THE FORMULA: MULT(PI+-)=CONST(Q=1)+CONST(Q=2)*EXP(+SLOPE*2*SQRT(LN(S))), WHERE S IS THE TOTAL ENERGY SQUERED OF THE SYSTEM PROJECTILE - PARTICIPATOR AND IS DEFINED AS 2*E(P=1)*(TARGET MASS), WHERE TARGET MASS HAS BEEN OBTAINED AS A SUM OF (E-PL) OVER SECONDARY PARTICLES.
THE AVERAGE PT OF CHARGED PIONS HAS BEEN FITTED BY THE FORMULA: MEAN(N=PT)=CONST(Q=1)+CONST(Q=2)*EXP(SLOPE*SQRT(LN(S))), WHERE S IS THE TOTAL ENERGY SQUERED OF THE SYSTEM PROJECTILE - PARTICIPATOR AND IS DEFINED AS 2*E(P=1)*(TARGET MASS), WHERE TARGET MASS HAS BEEN OBTAINED AS A SUM OF (E-PL) OVER SECONDARY PARTICLES.
THE AVERAGE PT**2 OF CHARGED PIONS HAS BEEN FITTED BY THE FORMULA: MEAN(N=PT**2)=CONST(Q=1)+CONST(Q=2)*EXP(SLOPE*SQRT(LN(S))), WHERE S IS THE TOTAL ENERGY SQUERED OF THE SYSTEM PROJECTILE - PARTICIPATOR AND IS DEFINED AS 2*E(P=1)*(TARGET MASS), WHERE TARGET MASS HAS BEEN OBTAINED AS A SUM OF (E-PL) OVER SECONDARY PARTICLES.
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Evidence is presented for an enhancement in the ωππ mass spectrum at the A2 mass region in π+p interactions at 5 GeV/c. Assuming this effect to be the A2, we calculate the decay rate relative to the ρπ decay mode and obtain the results 0.29 ± 0.08 and 0.10 ± 0.04 for the two final states A20Δ++ and A2+p, respectively. Possible explanations of the discrepancy between these numbers are suggested.
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