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Hyperon photoproduction in the nucleon resonance region
Physical Review C
  • J. W.C. McNabb
  • Angela Biselli, Fairfield University
  • CLAS Collaboration, CLAS Collaboration
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Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract

High-statistics cross sections and recoil polarizations for the reactions γ+p→K++Λ and γ+p→K++Σ0 have been measured at CLAS for center-of-mass energies between 1.6 and 2.3GeV. In the K+Λ channel we confirm a resonance-like structure near W=1.9GeV at backward kaon angles. Our data show more complex s- and u- channel behavior than previously seen, since structure is also present at forward angles, but not at central angles. The position and width change with angle, indicating that more than one resonance is playing a role. Large positive Λ polarization at backward angles, which is also energy dependent, is consistent with sizable s- or u-channel contributions. Presently available model calculations cannot explain these aspects of the data.

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Copyright American Physical Society Publisher final version available at http://prc.aps.org/pdf/PRC/v69/i4/e042201
Published Citation
J. W. C. McNabb et al. [The CLAS Collaboration], "Hyperon photoproduction in the nucleon resonance region", Phys. Rev. C 69, 042201 (2004) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.69.042201
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.69.042201
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Citation Information
J. W.C. McNabb, Angela Biselli and CLAS Collaboration. "Hyperon photoproduction in the nucleon resonance region" Physical Review C Vol. 69 (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/angela_biselli/76/