Photoproduction and Radiative Decay of ηt Meson in CLAS at JLAB

<p>In this work the <em>η</em><em>/</em><em> </em>meson photoproduction cross sections as well as the distribution of the di-pion invariant mass, <em>m</em>(<em>π</em>+<em>π</em><em>−</em>), in the radiative decay mode <em>η</em><em>/ </em><em>→ π</em>+<em>π</em><em>−</em><em>γ </em>have been measured using the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility using tagged incident photons in the center-of-mass energy range 1.96 GeV - 2.72 GeV. The measurements are performed on a liquid hydrogen target in the reaction <em>γp → pη</em><em>/</em>(<em>η</em><em>/ </em><em>→ π</em>+<em>π</em><em>−</em><em>γ</em>). The analysis is based on the highest statistics collected in this decay channel in comparison to other experiments reported so far.</p> <p>The <em>η</em><em>/ </em>photoproduction cross sections measured with radiative decay are in a good agreement with results of previous publication from the same data set in CLAS obtained through <em>η</em><em>/ </em><em>→ π</em>+<em>π</em><em>−</em><em>η </em>decay mode. Two free parameters, <em>α </em>and <em>β</em>, are extracted from a model-independent fit to the <em>m</em>(<em>π</em>+<em>π</em><em>−</em>) distribution and their values are found to agree well with recent theoretical expectations. The results of both parameters confirm the existence of the box anomaly, <em>ρ</em>-<em>ω </em>mixing and effects of the _<em>a</em>2(1320) tensor meson in the radiative decay of <em>η</em><em>/</em>.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Njencheu, Georgie Mbianda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Moskov Amaryan
• Charles Hyde
• Sylvain Marsillac
• Anatoly Radyushkin
• Charles Sukenik

• Box anomaly
• Gauge theory
• Lagrangian
• Meson
• Photoproduction
• Radioactive devcay
• Nuclear

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9780355043921

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oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:physics_etds-1009