1. Search for Quadrupole Strength in the Electroexcitation of theΔ+(1232)
- Author
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A. J. Sarty, C. Mertz, B. D. Milbrath, J. Chen, C. F. Perdrisat, K. Joo, R. W. Lourie, K. Dow, J. J. Kelly, A. Bernstein, W. Bertozzi, G. A. Warren, D. H. Barkhuff, J. H. Mitchell, P. E. Ulmer, N. Kaloskamis, D. Tieger, R. J. Woo, C. Papanicolas, J. R. Comfort, J. M. Finn, J. I. McIntyre, S. Dolfini, C. Tschalær, W. Turchinetz, R. Miskimen, C. Kunz, G. Dodson, V. Burkert, L. Weinstein, M. Farkhondeh, A. Karabarbounis, S. Kowalski, J. Shaw, A. Young, S. E. Williamson, C. Vellidis, S. Van Verst, S. Soong, S. Gilad, Ricardo Alarcon, X. Jiang, and R. W. Gothe
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Delta ,Nuclear physics ,Physics ,Cross section.transverse ,Amplitude ,Quadrupole ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Angular dependence ,Excitation - Abstract
High precision 1H(e, e'p)pi0 measurements at Q2 = 0.126. (GeV/c)2 are reported, which allow the determination of quadrupole amplitudes in the gamma*N --> Delta transition; they simultaneously test the reliability of electroproduction models. The derived quadrupole-to-dipole (I = 3/2) amplitude ratios, RSM = (-6.5 +/- 0.2stat+sys+/-2.5mod)% and REM = 9-2.1 +/-0.2stat+sys +/-2.0mod)%, are dominated by model error. Previous RSM and REM results should be reconsidered after the model uncertainties associated with the method of their extraction are taken into account.
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- 2001