Photoproduction of the Φ(1020) Meson in Neutral Decay Mode γP → ΦP → K(S)K(L)P

Author

Heghine Seraydaryan, Old Dominion University

Date of Award

Winter 2011

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Physics

Committee Director

Moskov Amaryan

Committee Member

Lawrence B. Weinstein

Committee Member

J. Wallace Van Orden

Committee Member

Alexander L. Godunov

Committee Member

Chester E. Grosch

Abstract

The Φ(1020) meson photoproduction cross sections in the neutral decay mode Φ → K_SK_L are measured for the first time. This work presents measurements of differential cross sections, dσ/dt, dσ/d cos θ^Φ_c.m.; Φ decay angular distributions, W(cos θ) and W(Φ), and spin-density matrix elements, ρ⁰, in the Helicity and Gottfried-Jackson frames, in the energy range 1.6 GeV < E_γ < 2.6 GeV. We analyzed the photoproduction data of the g11a experiment collected on an LH2 target using the CLAS detectector at Hall B, TJNAF. The measured cross sections show some differences from the charged decay mode Φ → K⁺ K⁻.

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DOI

10.25777/8drz-bq08

ISBN

9781267108968

Recommended Citation

Seraydaryan, Heghine. "Photoproduction of the Φ(1020) Meson in Neutral Decay Mode γP → ΦP → K(S)K(L)P" (2011). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, Physics, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/8drz-bq08
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