Studying π+π- photoproduction beyond Pomeron exchange

Jun 12, 2024
30 pages
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  • Phys.Rev.D 111 (2025) 1, 014002
  • Published: Jan 1, 2025
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  • JLAB-THY-24-4078

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Abstract: (APS)
Forward photoproduction of π+π- pairs with invariant mass of the order of mρ770MeV is traditionally attributed to Pomeron exchange. Based on a detailed analysis of the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer photoproduction data collected at photon energies below 4 GeV, it is shown from a study of the angular moments that the dynamics of two-pion photoproduction for |t|0.5GeV2 cannot be explained by Pomeron exchange alone. This motivates the development of a new theoretical model of two-pion photoproduction which incorporates both two-pion and pion-nucleon resonant contributions. After fitting free parameters, the model provides an excellent description of the low moments of the angular distribution measured at CLAS and enables an assessment of the relative contributions of particular production mechanisms and an interpretation of the various features of the data in terms of these mechanisms.
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  • 30 pages, 21 figures