arXiv · 1511.04262
Analysis of recent CLAS data on $Σ^{\ast }(1385)$ photoproduction off a neutron target
Abstract
Based on recent experimental data obtained by the CLAS Collaboration, the $Σ(1385)$ photoproduction off a neutron target at laboratory photon energies $E_γ$ up to 2.5\,GeV is investigated in an effective Lagrangian approach including $s$-, $u$-, and $t$-channel Born-term contributions. The present calculation does not take into account any explicit $s$-channel baryon-resonance contributions, however, in the spirit of duality, we include $t$-channel exchanges of mesonic Regge trajectories. The onset of the Regge regime is controlled by smoothly interpolating between Feynman-type single-meson exchanges and full-fledged Regge-trajectory exchanges. Gauge invariance broken by the Regge treatment is fully restored by introducing contact-type interaction currents that result from the implementation of \textit{local} gauge invariance in terms of generalized Ward-Takahashi identities. The cross sections for the $γn\to K^+Σ^*(1385)^-$ reaction are calculated and compared with experimental results from the CLAS and LEPS collaborations. Despite its simplicity, the present theoretical approach provides a good description of the main features of the data. However, the parameters fitted to the data show that the gauge-invariance-restoring contact term plays a large role which may point to large contributions from final-state interactions.
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Xiao-Yun Wang, Jun He, Helmut Haberzettl. 2016-04-24. Analysis of recent CLAS data on $Σ^{\ast }(1385)$ photoproduction off a neutron target. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.93.045204
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