Nuclear Transparency with the gamma n to pi- p Process in 4He


Nuclear Transparency with the gamma n to pi- p Process in 4He

Dutta, D.; Xiong, F.; Zhu, L. Y.; Arrington, J.; Averett, T.; Beise, E.; Calarco, J.; Chang, T.; Chen, J. P.; Chudakov, E.; Coman, M.; Clasie, B.; Crawford, C.; Dieterich, S.; Dohrmann, F.; Fissum, K.; Frullani, S.; Gao, H.; Gilman, R.; Glashauser, C.; Gomez, J.; Hafidi, K.; Hansen, O.; Higinbotham, D. W.; Holt, R. J.; Dejager, C. W.; Jiang, X.; Kinney, E.; Kramer, K.; Kumbartzki, G.; Lerose, J.; Liyanage, N.; Mack, D.; Markowitz, P.; Mccormick, K.; Meziani, Z.-E.; Michaels, R.; Mitchell, J.; Nanda, S.; Potterveld, D.; Ransome, R.; Reimer, P. E.; Reitz, B.; Saha, A.; Schulte, E. C.; Seely, J.; Sirca, S.; Strauch, S.; Sulkosky, V.; Vlahovic, B.; Weinstein, L. B.; Wijesooriya, K.; Williamson, C.; Wojtsekhowski, B.; Xiang, H.; Xu, W.; Zeng, J.; Zheng, X.

We have measured the nuclear transparency of the fundamental process gamma n to pi- p in 4He. These measurements were performed at Jefferson Lab in the photon energy range of 1.6 to 4.5 GeV and at thetacmSUP>pi = 70 and 90 . These measurements are the first of their kind in the study of nuclear transparency in photoreactions. They also provide a benchmark test of Glauber calculations based on traditional models of nuclear physics. the transparency results suggest deviations from the traditional nuclear physics picture. The momentum transfer dependence of the measured nuclear transparency is consistent with Glauber calculations which include the quantum chromodynamics phenomenon of color transparency.

Keywords: nuclear transparency; color transpareny; photon scattering

  • Phys.Rev.C68:021001,2003 e-Print Archive: nucl-ex/0305005

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