We have measured the ratio of the cross section for γ+n→π0+n to the cross section for γ+p→π0+p at 4.7 and 8.2 GeV. The measurements were made by detecting the recoil nucleons in coincidence with the decay γ rays of the π0's produced from a deuterium target. At 4.7 GeV the cross-section ratio, R≡σ(γ+n→π0+n)σ(γ+p→π0+p), is less than 1.0 at low t, with an indication of a dip at about t=−0.7(GeVc)2, and rises to 1.0 at high t. The ratios at the higher energy have less structure and are uniformly closer to 1.0.
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This paper reports measurements of the total cross section from 150 to 240 Mev of incident photon energy and measurements of the 135° differential cross section from 180 to 215 Mev. A Monte Carlo evaluation of the γ-ray telescope efficiency by means of an electronic digital computer is outlined. The combined results indicate that a small but finite amount of S-state production occurs and that the angular distribution becomes flatter as the energy decreases. The latter effect is associated with production in unenhanced P-states and with a lack of electric quadrupole production. Good agreement with the Chew-Low theory is demonstrated by a comparison between the photoproduction and scattering of π0-mesons, where the scattering cross sections are derived from those for charged mesons by charge independence.
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