Analysis of the data on differential cross sections and spin density matrix elements for γpρ0p

Feb 17, 2025
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  • Phys.Rev.C 111 (2025) 2, 025205,
  • Phys.Rev.C 111 (2025) 2
  • Published: Feb 26, 2025
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The newly published data on spin density matrix elements from the GlueX Collaboration, along with the previously released differential cross-section data from the CLAS Collaboration and the other two experiments for the γpρ0p reaction, are systematically investigated using an effective Lagrangian approach within the tree-level Born approximation. The model combines contributions from t-channel meson exchanges (π, η, and f2), s-channel nucleon (N) and nucleon resonance (N*) exchanges, u-channel N exchange, and a generalized contact term to construct the scattering amplitudes. Regge propagators are employed for t-channel amplitudes to incorporate the contributions from mesons with various spins lying on the same trajectories. The analysis shows that the background contributions, dominated by the f2-trajectory exchange, provide a satisfactory description of the data in the high-energy and forward-angle regions. The inclusion of specific nucleon resonances, such as N(2100)1/2+, N(2060)5/2, or Δ(2000)5/2+, significantly improves the description of the differential cross-section data at near-perpendicular scattering angles in the low-energy region. Predictions of photon beam and target nucleon asymmetries are provided, offering valuable insights to discriminate reaction mechanisms when corresponding data become available in the future.