Double spin asymmetries in the cross-section of rho0 and phi production at intermediate-energies

Collaboration
Feb, 2003
8 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 29 (2003) 171-179
e-Print:
Report number:
  • DESY-02-230
Experiments:

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Abstract:
Double-spin asymmetries in the cross section of electroproduction of ρ0\rho^0 and ϕ\phi mesons on the proton and deuteron are measured at the HERMES experiment. The photoabsorption asymmetry in exclusive ρ0\rho^0 electroproduction on the proton exhibits a positive tendency. This is consistent with theoretical predictions that the exchange of an object with unnatural parity contributes to exclusive ρ0\rho^0 electroproduction by transverse photons. The photoabsorption asymmetry on the deuteron is found to be consistent with zero. Double-spin asymmetries in ρ0\rho^0 and ϕ\phi meson electroproduction by quasi-real photons were also found to be consistent with zero: the asymmetry in the case of the ϕ\phi meson is compatible with a theoretical prediction which involves ssˉs\bar{s} knockout from the nucleon.
Note:
  • 8 pages, 7 figures Report-no: DESY 02-230
  • electron p: inelastic scattering
  • electron deuteron: inelastic scattering
  • electron: polarized beam
  • polarized target
  • rho(770): electroproduction
  • Phi(1020): electroproduction
  • spin: asymmetry
  • x-dependence
  • momentum transfer dependence
  • transverse momentum dependence