Abstract
The photoproduction of 2 pi(0) mesons off protons was studied with the Crystal Barrel/TAPS experiment at the electron accelerator ELSA. in Bonn. The energy of photons produced.in a radiator was tagged in the energy range from 600 MeV to 2.5 GeV. Differential and total cross sections and p pi(0)pi(0) Dalitz plots are presented. Part of the data was taken with a diamond radiator producing linearly polarized photons, and beam asymmetries were derived. Properties of nucleon and Delta resonances contributing to the p pi(0)7r final state were determined within the Bonn-Gatchina (BnGa) partial-wave analysis. The data presented here allow us to determine branching ratios of nucleon and Delta resonances for their decays into p pi(0)pi(0) via several intermediate states. Most prominent are decays proceeding via Delta(1232)pi, N(1440)1/2(+)pi, N(1520)3/2(-pi), N(1680)5/2(+)pi, but also p f (500), pf(0) (980), and pf(o)(1270) contribute to the reaction.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 95 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | European Physical Journal A |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6-Aug-2015 |
Keywords
- DOUBLE-PION-PHOTOPRODUCTION
- DOUBLE PI(0) PHOTOPRODUCTION
- RELATIVIZED QUARK-MODEL
- PARTIAL-WAVE ANALYSIS
- BARYON RESONANCES
- BUBBLE-CHAMBER
- HIGH-ENERGY
- PROTON
- THRESHOLD
- REGION