Photoproduction of ω-Mesons at ELSA and the role of azimuthal asymmetries
- Received Date: 2009-08-07
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2009-12-05
Abstract:
Measurements of ω photoproduction of the Crystal-Barrel/TAPS experiment at the ELSA accelerator of Bonn University are presented which used linearly polarized tagged photon beam from threshold to Eγ=1700 MeV. The azimuthal asymmetries Σ and Σπ indicate s-channel resonance contributions on top of the established t-channel exchange processes. These findings are further enhanced by a very first measurement of the G-asymmetry which, in addition to the polarized photon beam, also requires a longitudinally polarized proton target. An intuitive interpretation of the specific sensitivity of the azimuthal asymmetries to the reaction mechanisms involved is given.