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1. Cross section for γn→π0n measured at the Mainz A2 experiment

Author

Briscoe, W. J., Hadžimehmedović, M., Kudryavtsev, A. E., Kulikov, V. V., Martemianov, M. A., Strakovsky, I. I., Švarc, Alfred, Tarasov, V. E., Workman, R. L., Abt, S., Achenbach, P., Akondi, C. S., Afzal, F., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Ahmed, Z., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Bantawa, K., Bashkanov, M., Beck, R., Biroth, M., Borisov, N., Braghieri, A., Bulychjov, S. A., Cividini, F., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Fegan, S., Ferretti Bondy, M. I., Gardner, S., Ghosal, D., Glazier, D. I., Gorodnov, I., Gradl, W., Günther, M., Gurevich, D., Heijkenskjöld, L., Hornidge, D., Huber, G. M., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V. L., Kay, S., Korolija, Milorad, Krusche, B., Lazarev, A., Livingston, K., Lutterer, S., MacGregor, I. J. D., Macrae, R., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., McGeorge, J. C., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mushkarenkov, A., Mullen, C., Neganov, A., Neiser, A., Ostrick, M., Otte, P. B., Osmanović, H., Omerović, R., Oussena, B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Powell, A., Prakhov, S. N., Ron, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Sfienti, C., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Stahov, J., Steffen, O., Supek, Ivan, Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Tiator, L., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Walford, N. K., Watts, D. P., Wagner, S., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Wolfes, M., and Zachariou, N.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear Theory, neutral pion-photoproduction, tagged photon spectrometer, microtron, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The gamma n -> pi(0)n differential cross section evaluated for 27 energy bins span the photon-energy range 290-813 MeV (W = 1.195- 1.553 GeV) and the pion c.m. polar production angles, ranging from 18 degrees to 162 degrees, making use of model-dependent nuclear corrections to extract pi(0) production data on the neutron from measurements on the deuteron target. Additionally, the total photoabsorption cross section was measured. The tagged photon beam produced by the 883 MeV electron beam of the Mainz Microtron MAMI was used for the pi(0)-meson production. Our accumulation of 3.6 x 10(6) gamma n -> pi(0)n events allowed a detailed study of the reaction dynamics. Our data are in reasonable agreement with previous A2 measurements and extend them to lower energies. The data are compared with predictions of previous SAID, MAID, and BnGa partial-wave analyses and to the latest SAID fit MA19 that included our data. Selected photon-decay amplitudes N* -> gamma n at the resonance poles are determined for the first time.

Published
2019

2. Study of η and η' Photoproduction at MAMI

Author

Kashevarov, V.L., Ott, P., Prakhov, S., Adlarson, P., Afzal, F., Ahmed, Z., Akondi, C.S., Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Beck, R., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W.J., Cividini, F., Codling, R., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Downie, E.J., Dieterle, M., Ferretti Bondy, M.I., Filkov, L.V., Fix, A., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D.I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G., Hamilton, D.J., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D., Huber, G.M., Käser, A., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Linturi, J., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., MacRae, R., Mancell, J., Manley, D.M., Martel, P.P., McGeorge, J.C., McNicol, E., Middleton, D.G., Miskimen, R., Mornacchi, E., Mullen, C., Mushkarenkov, A., Neiser, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Otte, P.B., Oussena, B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polyanski, V.V., Rajabi, A., Reicherz, G., Robinson, J., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Schott, D.M., Schumann, S., Sfienti, C., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strandberg, B., Strakovsky, I.I., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Taragin, M.F., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Tiator, L., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Wagner, S., Watts, D.P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., Workman, R.L., and Zana, L.

Subjects
ddc:550
Abstract

The reactions γp → ηp and γp → η0\ud p are measured from their thresholds up to the center-of-mass\ud energy W ¼ 1.96 GeV with the tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. Differential cross\ud sections are obtained with unprecedented statistical accuracy, providing fine energy binning and full\ud production-angle coverage. A strong cusp is observed in the total cross section for η photoproduction at the\ud energies in the vicinity of the η0 threshold, W ¼ 1896 MeV (Eγ ¼ 1447 MeV). Within the framework of a\ud revised ηMAID isobar model, the cusp, in connection with a steep rise of the η0 total cross section from its\ud threshold, can only be explained by a strong coupling of the poorly known Nð1895Þ1=2− state to both ηp\ud and η0\ud p. Including the new high-accuracy results in the ηMAID fit to available η and η0 photoproduction\ud data allows the determination of the Nð1895Þ1=2− properties.

Published
2017
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3. T and F asymmetries in π0 photoproduction on the proton

Author

Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Beck, R., Borisov, N., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W.J., Cherepnya, S., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Downie, E.J., Dieterle, M., Fix, A., Fil'kov, L.V., Garni, S., Glazier, D.I., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G., Hall Barrientos, P., Hamilton, D., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D., Huber, G.M., Kashevarov, V.L., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Lazarev, A., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., Mancel, J., Manley, D.M., Martel, P.P., McNicoll, E.F., Meyer, W., Middleton, D.G., Miskimen, R., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Nikolaev, A., Oberle, M., Ortega, H., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P.B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Polyanski, V.V., Prakhov, S., Reicherz, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Schumann, S., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I.I., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Tiator, L., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu.A., Watts, D.P., Werthmüller, D., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., and Ortega Spina, Henry G. Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física

Subjects
Photoproduction, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Nuclear Experiment, Resonance, Η photoproduction, QC
Abstract

The γp→π0p reaction was studied at laboratory photon energies from 425 to 1445 MeV with a transversely polarized target and a longitudinally polarized beam. The beam-target asymmetry F was measured for the first time and new high precision data for the target asymmetry T were obtained. The experiment was performed at the photon tagging facility of the Mainz Microtron (MAMI) using the Crystal Ball and TAPS photon spectrometers. The polarized cross sections were expanded in terms of associated Legendre functions and compared to recent predictions from several partial-wave analyses. The impact of the new data on our understanding of the underlying partial-wave amplitudes and baryon resonance contributions is discussed.

Published
2016

4. Measurement of π0 photoproduction on the proton at MAMI C

Author

Adlarson, P., Afzal, F., Akondi, C. S., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Azimov, Ya. I., Beck, R., Borisov, N., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Cividini, F., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Denig, A., Downie, E. J., Dieterle, M., Ferretti Bondy, M. I., Fil'kov, L. V., Fix, A., Gardner, S., Garni, S., Glazier, D. I., Glowa, D., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G., Hamilton, D. J., Hornidge, D., Huber, G. M., Käser, A., Kashevarov, V. L., Kay, S., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Kulikov, V. V., Lazarev, A., Linturi, J., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., Martemianov, M., McGeorge, J. C., Meyer, W., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Neiser, A., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P. B., Oussena, B., Paudyal, D., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Polyanski, V. V., Prakhov, S., Rajabi, A., Reicherz, G., Ron, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Schott, D. M., Schumann, S., Sfienti, C., Sokhoyan, V., Spieker, K., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I. I., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Taragin, M. F., Thiel, A., Thiel, M., Tiator, L., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Wagner, S., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., Wettig, J., Witthauer, L., Wolfes, M., Workman, R. L., and Zana, L. A.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Differential cross sections for the γp→π0p reaction have been measured with the A2 tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI C, up to the center-of-mass energy W=1.9GeV. The new results, obtained with a fine energy and angular binning, increase the existing quantity of π0 photoproduction data by ∼47%. Owing to the unprecedented statistical accuracy and the full angular coverage, the results are sensitive to high partial-wave amplitudes. This is demonstrated by the decomposition of the differential cross sections in terms of Legendre polynomials and by further comparison to model predictions. A new solution of the SAID partial-wave analysis obtained after adding the new data into the fit is presented.

Published
2015

5. First measurement of target and beam-target asymmetries in the γp→π0ηp reaction

Author

Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H. J., Beck, R., Borisov, N., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Downie, E. J., Dieterle, M., Fix, A., Fil'kov, L. V., Garni, S., Glazier, D.I., Gradl, W., Gurevich, G., Hall Barrientos, P., Hamilton, D., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D., Huber, G. M., Kashevarov, V. L., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Krusche, B., Lazarev, A., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Mancel, J., Manley, D. M., Martel, P. P., McNicoll, E. F., Meyer, W., Middleton, D. G., Miskimen, R., Mushkarenkov, A., Neganov, A., Nikolaev, A., Oberle, M., Ortega, H., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P. B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Polyanski, V. V., Prakhov, S., Reicherz, G., Rostomyan, T., Sarty, A., Schumann, S., Steffen, O., Strakovsky, I. I., Strub, Th., Supek, I., Tiator, L., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Usov, Yu. A., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., Witthauer, L., and Wolfes, M.

Subjects
Physics::Accelerator Physics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

The first data on target and beam-target asymmetries for the γp→π0ηp reaction at photon energies from 1050 up to 1450 MeV are presented. The measurements were performed using the Crystal Ball and TAPS detector setup at the Glasgow tagged photon facility of the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The general assumption that the reaction is dominated by the Δ3/2− amplitude is confirmed. The data are in particular sensitive to small contributions from other partial waves.

Published
2015

6. Photoproduction of the ωmeson on the proton near threshold

Author

Strakovsky, I. I., Prakhov, S., Azimov, Ya. I., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Bekrenev, V., Berghäuser, H., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Brudvik, J., Cherepnya, S., Codling, R. F. B., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Demissie, B. T., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Fil'kov, L. V., Glazier, D. I., Gregor, R., Hamilton, D. J., Heid, E., Hornidge, D., Jaegle, I., Jahn, O., Jude, T. C., Kashevarov, V. L., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Kotulla, M., Koulbardis, A., Kruglov, S., Krusche, B., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I. J. D., Maghrbi, Y., Manley, D. M., Marinides, Z., McGeorge, J. C., McNicoll, E. F., Mekterovic, D., Metag, V., Middleton, D. G., Mushkarenkov, A., Nefkens, B. M. K., Nikolaev, A., Novotny, R., Ortega, H., Ostrick, M., Otte, P. B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Pheron, F., Polonski, A., Robinson, J., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Schumann, S., Sikora, M. H., Starostin, A., Supek, I., Taragin, M. F., Tarbert, C. M., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Watts, D. P., Werthmüller, D., and Zehr, F.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

An experimental study of ω photoproduction on the proton was conducted by using the Crystal Ball and TAPS multiphoton spectrometers together with the photon tagging facility at the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The γp→ωp differential cross sections are measured from threshold to the incident-photon energy Eγ=1.40 GeV (W=1.87 GeV for the center-of-mass energy) with 15-MeV binning in Eγ and full production-angle coverage. The quality of the present data near threshold gives access to a variety of interesting physics aspects. As an example, an estimation of the ωN scattering length αωp is provided.

Published
2015

7. New measurement of the rare decay η→π0γγ with the Crystal Ball/TAPS detectors at the Mainz Microtron

Author

Nefkens, B M.K., Prakhov, S., Aguar-Bartolomé, P., Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Bekrenev, V., Berghäuser, H., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Brudvik, J., Cherepnya, S., Codling, R.F.B., Collicott, C., Costanza, S., Danilkin, I.V., Denig, A., Demissie, B., Dieterle, M., Downie, E.J., Drexler, P., Fil'kov, L.V., Fix, A., Garni, S., Glazier, D.I., Gregor, R., Hamilton, D., Heid, E., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D., Jahn, O., Jude, T.C., Kashevarov, V.L., Käser, A., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Kotulla, M., Koulbardis, A., Kruglov, S., Krusche, B., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., Maghrbi, Y., Mancel, J., Manley, D.M., McNicoll, E.F., Mekterovic, D., Metag, V., Mushkarenkov, A., Nikolaev, A., Novotny, R., Oberle, M., Ortega, H., Ostrick, M., Ott, P., Otte, P.B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Polonski, A., Robinson, J., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Schumann, S., Sikora, M.H., Starostin, A., Strakovsky, I.I., Strub, T., Suarez, I.M., Supek, I., Tarbert, C.M., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Watts, D.P., Werthmüller, D., and Witthauer, L.

Abstract

A new measurement of the rare, doubly radiative decay η→π0γγ was conducted with the Crystal Ball and TAPS multiphoton spectrometers together with the photon tagging facility at the Mainz Microtron MAMI. New data on the dependence of the partial decay width, Γ(η→π0γγ), on the two-photon invariant-mass squared, m2(γγ), as well as a new, more precise value for the decay width, Γ(η→π0γγ)=(0.33±0.03tot) eV, are based on analysis of 1.2×103η→π0γγ decays from a total of 6×107η mesons produced in the γp→ηp reaction. The present results for dΓ(η→π0γγ)/dm2(γγ) are in good agreement with previous measurements and recent theoretical calculations for this dependence.

Published
2014

8. Measurement of the H1(γ, p→)π0 reaction using a novel nucleon spin polarimeter

Author

Sikora, M.H., Watts, D.P., Glazier, D.I., Aguar-Bartolome, P., Akasoy, L.K., Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Bekrenev, V.S., Berghauser, H., Braghieri, A., Branford, D., Briscoe, W.J., Brudvik, J., Cherepnya, S., Codling, R.F.B., Demissie, B.T., Downie, E.J., Drexler, P., Fil'kov, L.V., Freehart, B., Gregor, R., Hamilton, D., Heid, E., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D.A., Jaegle, I., Jahn, O., Jude, T.C., Kashevarov, V.L., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Kotulla, M., Koulbardis, A.A., Kruglov, S.P., Krusche, B., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., Maghrbi, Y., Manley, D.M., Marinides, Z., Martinez, M., McGeorge, J.C., McKinnon, B., McNicoll, E.F., Mekterovic, D., Metag, V., Micanovic, S., Middleton, D.G., Mushkarenkov, A., Nefkens, B.M.K., Nikolaev, A., Novotny, R., Ostrick, M., Otte, P.B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Pheron, F., Polonski, A., Prakov, S., Robinson, J., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Schumann, S., Sober, D.I., Starostin, A., Strakovsky, I.I., Suarez, I.M., Supek, I., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unversagt, M., Werthmueller, D., Workman, R.L., Zamboni, I., and Zehr, F.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment, QC
Abstract

We report the first large-acceptance measurement of polarization transfer from a polarized photon beam to a recoiling nucleon. The measurement pioneers a novel polarimetry technique, which can be applied to many other nuclear and hadron physics experiments. The commissioning reaction of H1(γ→, p⃗)π0 in the range 0.4

Published
2014

9. Narrow structure in the excitation function of η photoproduction off the neutron

Author

Werthmueller, D., Witthauer, L., Keshelashvili, I., Aguar-Bartolome, P., Ahrens, J., Annand, J.R.M., Arends, H.J., Bantawa, K., Beck, R., Bekrenev, V., Braghieri, A., Branford, D., Briscoe, W.J., Brudvik, J., Cherepnya, S., Demissie, B., Dieterle, M., Downie, E.J., Drexler, P., Fil'kov, L.V., Fix, A., Glazier, D.I., Hamilton, D., Heid, E., Hornidge, D., Howdle, D., Huber, G.M., Jaegle, I., Jahn, O., Jude, T.C., Kaeser, A., Kashevarov, V.L., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Kruglov, S.P., Krusche, B., Kulbardis, A., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., Maghrbi, Y., Mancell, J., Manley, D.M., Marinides, Z., Martinez, M., McGeorge, J.C., McNicoll, E.F., Metag, V., Middleton, D.G., Mushkarenkov, A., Nefkens, B.M.K., Nikolaev, A., Novotny, R., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Pheron, F., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S.N., Robinson, J., Rosner, G., Rostomyan, T., Schumann, S., Sikora, M.H., Sober, D., Starostin, A., Supek, I., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Unverzagt, M., Watts, D.P., and Collaboration, A.

Subjects
Nuclear Theory, Nuclear Experiment, QC
Abstract

The photoproduction of η mesons off nucleons bound in H2 and H3e has been measured in coincidence with recoil protons and recoil neutrons for incident photon energies from threshold up to 1.4 GeV. The experiments were performed at the Mainz MAMI accelerator, using the Glasgow tagged photon facility. Decay photons from the η→2γ and η→3π0 decays and the recoil nucleons were detected with an almost 4π electromagnetic calorimeter combining the Crystal Ball and TAPS detectors. The data from both targets are of excellent statistical quality and show a narrow structure in the excitation function of γn→nη. The results from the two measurements are consistent, taking into account the expected effects from nuclear Fermi motion. The best estimates for position and intrinsic width of the structure are W=(1670±5) MeV and Γ=(30±15) MeV. For the first time precise results for the angular dependence of this structure have been extracted.

Published
2013

10. Accurate test of chiral dynamics in the ~γp → π\ud 0p reaction

Author

Hornidge, D., Bartolome, P., Annand, J. R. M., Arends, H. J., Beck, R., Bekrenev, V., Berghaeuser, H., Bernstein, A. M., Braghieri, A., Briscoe, W. J., Cherepnya, S., Dieterle, M., Downie, E. J., Drexler, P., Fernandez-Ramirez, C., Filkov, L. V., Glazier, D. I., Barrientos, P., Heid, E., Hilt, M., Jaegle, I., Jahn, O., Jude, T. C., Kashevarov, V. L., Keshelashvili, I., Kondratiev, R., Korolija, M., Koulbardis, A., Krambrich, D., Kruglov, S., Krusche, B., Laffoley, A. T., Lisin, V., Livingston, K., MacGregor, I.J.D., Mancell, J., Manley, D. M., McNicoll, E.F., Mekterovic, D., Metag, V., Micanovic, S., Middleton, D.G, Moores, K. W., Mushkarenkov, A., Nefkens, B. M. K., Oberle, M., Ostrick, M., Otte, P. B., Oussena, B., Pedroni, P., Pheron, F., Polonski, A., Prakhov, S., Robinson, J., Rostomyan, T., Scherer, S., Schumann, S., Sikora, M. H., Starostin, A., Supek, I., Thiel, M., Thomas, A., Tiator, L., Unverzagt, M., Watts, D. P., Werthmueller, D., and Witthauer, L.

Subjects
Nuclear Experiment, QC
Abstract

A precision measurement of the differential cross sections d sigma/d Omega and the linearly polarized photon asymmetry Sigma equivalent to (d alpha(perpendicular to) - d sigma(parallel to))/(d alpha(perpendicular to) + d sigma(parallel to) for the (gamma) over right arrowp -> pi(0) p reaction in the near-threshold region has been performed with a tagged photon beam and almost 4 pi detector at the Mainz Microtron. The Glasgow-Mainz photon tagging facility along with the Crystal Ball/TAPS multiphoton detector system and a cryogenic liquid hydrogen target were used. These data allowed for a precise determination of the energy dependence of the real parts of the S- and all three P-wave amplitudes for the first time and provide the most stringent test to date of the predictions of chiral perturbation theory and its energy region of agreement with experiment.

Published
2013

11. Study of η and η' Photoproduction at MAMI.

Author

Kashevarov VL, Ott P, Prakhov S, Adlarson P, Afzal F, Ahmed Z, Akondi CS, Annand JRM, Arends HJ, Beck R, Braghieri A, Briscoe WJ, Cividini F, Codling R, Collicott C, Costanza S, Denig A, Downie EJ, Dieterle M, Ferretti Bondy MI, Fil'kov LV, Fix A, Gardner S, Garni S, Glazier DI, Glowa D, Gradl W, Gurevich G, Hamilton DJ, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Käser A, Kay S, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Krusche B, Linturi J, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, MacRae R, Mancell J, Manley DM, Martel PP, McGeorge JC, McNicol E, Middleton DG, Miskimen R, Mornacchi E, Mullen C, Mushkarenkov A, Neiser A, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Otte PB, Oussena B, Paudyal D, Pedroni P, Polyanski VV, Rajabi A, Reicherz G, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Sarty A, Schott DM, Schumann S, Sfienti C, Sokhoyan V, Spieker K, Steffen O, Strandberg B, Strakovsky II, Strub T, Supek I, Taragin MF, Thiel A, Thiel M, Tiator L, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Wagner S, Watts DP, Werthmüller D, Wettig J, Witthauer L, Wolfes M, Workman RL, and Zana L

Abstract

The reactions γp→ηp and γp→η^{'}p are measured from their thresholds up to the center-of-mass energy W=1.96  GeV with the tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. Differential cross sections are obtained with unprecedented statistical accuracy, providing fine energy binning and full production-angle coverage. A strong cusp is observed in the total cross section for η photoproduction at the energies in the vicinity of the η^{'} threshold, W=1896  MeV (E_{γ}=1447  MeV). Within the framework of a revised ηMAID isobar model, the cusp, in connection with a steep rise of the η^{'} total cross section from its threshold, can only be explained by a strong coupling of the poorly known N(1895)1/2^{-} state to both ηp and η^{'}p. Including the new high-accuracy results in the ηMAID fit to available η and η^{'} photoproduction data allows the determination of the N(1895)1/2^{-} properties.

Published
2017
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12. Measurements of double-polarized compton scattering asymmetries and extraction of the proton spin polarizabilities.

Author

Martel PP, Miskimen R, Aguar-Bartolome P, Ahrens J, Akondi CS, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Barnes W, Beck R, Bernstein A, Borisov N, Braghieri A, Briscoe WJ, Cherepnya S, Collicott C, Costanza S, Denig A, Dieterle M, Downie EJ, Fil'kov LV, Garni S, Glazier DI, Gradl W, Gurevich G, Hall Barrientos P, Hamilton D, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jude TC, Kaeser A, Kashevarov VL, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Krusche B, Lazarev A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Mancell J, Manley DM, Meyer W, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Neganov A, Nikolaev A, Oberle M, Ortega Spina H, Ostrick M, Ott P, Otte PB, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Polonski A, Polyansky V, Prakhov S, Rajabi A, Reicherz G, Rostomyan T, Sarty A, Schrauf S, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Starostin A, Steffen O, Strakovsky II, Strub T, Supek I, Thiel M, Tiator L, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Usov Y, Watts DP, Witthauer L, Werthmüller D, and Wolfes M

Abstract

The spin polarizabilities of the nucleon describe how the spin of the nucleon responds to an incident polarized photon. The most model-independent way to extract the nucleon spin polarizabilities is through polarized Compton scattering. Double-polarized Compton scattering asymmetries on the proton were measured in the Δ(1232) region using circularly polarized incident photons and a transversely polarized proton target at the Mainz Microtron. Fits to asymmetry data were performed using a dispersion model calculation and a baryon chiral perturbation theory calculation, and a separation of all four proton spin polarizabilities in the multipole basis was achieved. The analysis based on a dispersion model calculation yields γ(E1E1)=-3.5±1.2, γ(M1M1)=3.16±0.85, γ(E1M2)=-0.7±1.2, and γ(M1E2)=1.99±0.29, in units of 10(-4)  fm(4).

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2015
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13. Measurement of the transverse target and beam-target asymmetries in η meson photoproduction at MAMI.

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Akondi CS, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bernstein A, Borisov N, Braghieri A, Briscoe WJ, Cherepnya S, Collicott C, Costanza S, Downie EJ, Dieterle M, Fix A, Fil'kov LV, Garni S, Glazier DI, Gradl W, Gurevich G, Hall Barrientos P, Hamilton D, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Kashevarov VL, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Krusche B, Lazarev A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Mancel J, Manley DM, Martel P, McNicoll EF, Meyer W, Middleton D, Miskimen R, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Neganov A, Nikolaev A, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Ortega H, Ott P, Otte PB, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Polonski A, Polyanski VV, Prakhov S, Reicherz G, Rostomyan T, Sarty A, Schumann S, Steffen O, Strakovsky II, Strub T, Supek I, Tiator L, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Usov YA, Watts DP, Werthmüller D, Witthauer L, and Wolfes M

Abstract

We present new data for the transverse target asymmetry T and the very first data for the beam-target asymmetry F in the γ[over →]p[over →]→ηp reaction up to a center-of-mass energy of W=1.9  GeV. The data were obtained with the Crystal-Ball/TAPS detector setup at the Glasgow tagged photon facility of the Mainz Microtron MAMI. All existing model predictions fail to reproduce the new data indicating a significant impact on our understanding of the underlying dynamics of η meson photoproduction. The peculiar nodal structure observed in existing T data close to threshold is not confirmed.

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2014
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14. Photoproduction of π0 mesons off neutrons in the nucleon resonance region.

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Dieterle M, Keshelashvili I, Ahrens J, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Bantawa K, Bartolome PA, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Demissie B, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fil'kov LV, Fix A, Glazier DI, Hamilton D, Heid E, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Käser A, Kashevarov VL, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kruglov SP, Krusche B, Kulbardis A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Maghrbi Y, Mancell J, Manley DM, Marinides Z, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, McNicoll E, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Micanovic S, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Watts DP, Werthmüller D, and Witthauer L

Abstract

Precise angular distributions have been measured for the first time for the photoproduction of π0 mesons off neutrons bound in the deuteron. The effects from nuclear Fermi motion have been eliminated by a complete kinematic reconstruction of the final state. The influence of final-state-interaction effects has been estimated by a comparison of the reaction cross section for quasifree protons bound in the deuteron to the results for free protons and then applied as a correction to the quasifree neutron data. The experiment was performed at the tagged photon facility of the Mainz Microtron MAMI with the Crystal Ball and TAPS detector setup for incident photon energies between 0.45 and 1.4 GeV. The results are compared to the predictions from reaction models and partial-wave analyses based on data from other isospin channels. The model predictions show large discrepancies among each other and the present data will provide much tighter constraints. This is demonstrated by the results of a new analysis in the framework of the Bonn-Gatchina coupled-channel analysis which included the present data.

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2014
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15. Measurement of the 1H(γ, p)π0 reaction using a novel nucleon spin polarimeter.

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Sikora MH, Watts DP, Glazier DI, Aguar-Bartolomé P, Akasoy LK, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Bantawa K, Beck R, Bekrenev VS, Berghäuser H, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Codling RF, Demissie BT, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fil'kov LV, Freehart B, Gregor R, Hamilton D, Heid E, Hornidge D, Howdle DA, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Kashevarov VL, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kotulla M, Koulbardis AA, Kruglov SP, Krusche B, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Maghrbi Y, Manley DM, Marinides Z, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, McKinnon B, McNicoll EF, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Micanovic S, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Ostrick M, Otte PB, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov S, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sober DI, Starostin A, Strakovsky II, Suarez IM, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, Werthmüller D, Workman RL, Zamboni I, and Zehr F

Abstract

We report the first large-acceptance measurement of polarization transfer from a polarized photon beam to a recoiling nucleon. The measurement pioneers a novel polarimetry technique, which can be applied to many other nuclear and hadron physics experiments. The commissioning reaction of 1H(γ, p)π0 in the range 0.4

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2014
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16. Narrow structure in the excitation function of η photoproduction off the neutron.

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Werthmüller D, Witthauer L, Keshelashvili I, Aguar-Bartolomé P, Ahrens J, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Bantawa K, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Braghieri A, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brudvik J, Cherepnya S, Demissie B, Dieterle M, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fil'kov LV, Fix A, Glazier DI, Hamilton D, Heid E, Hornidge D, Howdle D, Huber GM, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Käser A, Kashevarov VL, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Kruglov SP, Krusche B, Kulbardis A, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Maghrbi Y, Mancell J, Manley DM, Marinides Z, Martinez M, McGeorge JC, McNicoll EF, Metag V, Middleton DG, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Nikolaev A, Novotny R, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov SN, Robinson J, Rosner G, Rostomyan T, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Sober D, Starostin A, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Unverzagt M, and Watts DP

Abstract

The photoproduction of η mesons off nucleons bound in 2H and 3He has been measured in coincidence with recoil protons and recoil neutrons for incident photon energies from threshold up to 1.4 GeV. The experiments were performed at the Mainz MAMI accelerator, using the Glasgow tagged photon facility. Decay photons from the η→2γ and η→3π0 decays and the recoil nucleons were detected with an almost 4π electromagnetic calorimeter combining the Crystal Ball and TAPS detectors. The data from both targets are of excellent statistical quality and show a narrow structure in the excitation function of γn→nη. The results from the two measurements are consistent, taking into account the expected effects from nuclear Fermi motion. The best estimates for position and intrinsic width of the structure are W=(1670±5)  MeV and Γ=(30±15)  MeV. For the first time precise results for the angular dependence of this structure have been extracted.

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2013
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17. Accurate test of chiral dynamics in the γp→π0p reaction.

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Hornidge D, Aguar Bartolomé P, Annand JR, Arends HJ, Beck R, Bekrenev V, Berghäuser H, Bernstein AM, Braghieri A, Briscoe WJ, Cherepnya S, Dieterle M, Downie EJ, Drexler P, Fernández-Ramírez C, Filkov LV, Glazier DI, Hall Barrientos P, Heid E, Hilt M, Jaegle I, Jahn O, Jude TC, Kashevarov VL, Keshelashvili I, Kondratiev R, Korolija M, Koulbardis A, Krambrich D, Kruglov S, Krusche B, Laffoley AT, Lisin V, Livingston K, MacGregor IJ, Mancell J, Manley DM, McNicoll EF, Mekterovic D, Metag V, Micanovic S, Middleton DG, Moores KW, Mushkarenkov A, Nefkens BM, Oberle M, Ostrick M, Otte PB, Oussena B, Pedroni P, Pheron F, Polonski A, Prakhov S, Robinson J, Rostomyan T, Scherer S, Schumann S, Sikora MH, Starostin A, Supek I, Thiel M, Thomas A, Tiator L, Unverzagt M, Watts DP, Werthmüller D, and Witthauer L

Abstract

A precision measurement of the differential cross sections dσ/dΩ and the linearly polarized photon asymmetry Σ≡(dσ⊥-dσ∥)/(dσ⊥+dσ∥) for the γp→π0p reaction in the near-threshold region has been performed with a tagged photon beam and almost 4π detector at the Mainz Microtron. The Glasgow-Mainz photon tagging facility along with the Crystal Ball/TAPS multiphoton detector system and a cryogenic liquid hydrogen target were used. These data allowed for a precise determination of the energy dependence of the real parts of the S- and all three P-wave amplitudes for the first time and provide the most stringent test to date of the predictions of chiral perturbation theory and its energy region of agreement with experiment.

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2013
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