CLAS Physics Database

Measurement of ep→e′nπ+ at 1.6<W<2.0 GeV and extraction of nucleon resonance electrocoupling at CLAS

Spokespersons
K. Park, V.D. Burkert, I.G. Aznauryan
Year
2014
Abstract
The differential cross sections of exclusive process $ep \toe\pi^+n$ were measured in the range of the photon virtuality Q2 = 1.8-4.5GeV2, and the invariant mass range of the $\pi+n$ final state W = 1.6-2.0 GeV using the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer. Full angular distributions in azimuthal and polar angles were mapped out with good precision. More than 37,000 cross section points were measured. The contributions of the isospin I = 1/2 resonances N(1675)5/2-,N(1680)5/2+, and N(1710)1/2+ were extracted at different values of Q2 using a single-channel, energy-dependent resonance amplitude analysis. Two different approaches, the unitary isobar model and the fixed-t dispersion relations, were employed in the analysis. Differences resulting from these independent approaches are taken as model sensitivity of the analysis. We observe significant strength of the N(1675)5/2- in the A1/2 amplitude even at high Q2, in strong disagreement with quark models that predict both transverse amplitudes to be consistent with zero. For the N(1680)5/2+ we observe an unexpectedly slow changeover from the dominance of the A3/2 amplitude at the real photon point (Q2 = 0) to a Q2 where A1/2 begins to dominate, indicating significant strength from non-quark contribution even at large Q2. The scalar amplitude S1/2 drops rapidly with Q2 consistent with quark model prediction. For the N(1710)1/2+ resonance our analysis shows significant strength for the A1/2 amplitude at Q2 < 2.5GeV2.
Comment
polarization of electron beam : ~80%
Publication
  1. CLAS-Analysis Note 2014-105 arXiv:1412.0274
Quantities
dσ/dΩ

Measurements

ID Quantity Beam Target Final state Q2min,
GeV2
Q2max,
GeV2
Wmin,
GeV
Wmax,
GeV
E141M101 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.685 1.685
E141M102 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.695 1.695
E141M103 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.705 1.705
E141M104 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.715 1.715
E141M105 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.725 1.725
E141M106 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.735 1.735
E141M107 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.745 1.745
E141M108 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.755 1.755
E141M109 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.765 1.765
E141M110 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.775 1.775
E141M111 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.78 1.78
E141M112 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.83 1.83
E141M113 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.89 1.89
E141M114 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.95 1.95
E141M115 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 2.01 2.01
E141M116 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.62 1.62
E141M117 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.66 1.66
E141M118 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
E141M119 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.74 1.74
E141M120 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.78 1.78
E141M121 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.83 1.83
E141M122 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.89 1.89
E141M123 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 1.95 1.95
E141M124 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 1.8 1.8 2.01 2.01
E141M125 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.62 1.62
E141M126 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.66 1.66
E141M127 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7
E141M128 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.74 1.74
E141M129 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.78 1.78
E141M130 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.83 1.83
E141M131 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.89 1.89
E141M132 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 1.95 1.95
E141M133 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.2 2.2 2.01 2.01
E141M134 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.62 1.62
E141M135 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.66 1.66
E141M136 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.7
E141M137 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.74 1.74
E141M138 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.78 1.78
E141M139 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.83 1.83
E141M140 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.89 1.89
E141M141 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 1.95 1.95
E141M142 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 2.6 2.6 2.01 2.01
E141M143 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.62 1.62
E141M144 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.66 1.66
E141M145 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.7 1.7
E141M146 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.74 1.74
E141M147 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.78 1.78
E141M148 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.83 1.83
E141M149 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.89 1.89
E141M150 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 1.95 1.95
E141M151 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 3.15 3.15 2.01 2.01
E141M152 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.62 1.62
E141M153 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.66 1.66
E141M154 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.7 1.7
E141M155 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.74 1.74
E141M156 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.78 1.78
E141M157 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.83 1.83
E141M158 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.89 1.89
E141M159 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 1.95 1.95
E141M160 dσ/dΩ e p π+n 4.0 4.0 2.01 2.01