Exclusive leptoproduction of ρ0 mesons from hydrogen at intermediate virtual photon energies

A. Airapetian; N. Akopov; I. Akushevich; M. Amarian; J. Arrington; E. C. Aschenauer; H. Avakian; R. Avakian; A. Avetissian; E. Avetissian; P. Bailey; B. Bains; C. Baumgarten; M. Beckmann; S. Belostotski; S. Bernreuther; N. Bianchi; H. Böttcher; A. Borissov; M. Bouwhuis; J. Brack; S. Brauksiepe; B. Braun; W. Brückner; A. Briill; P. Budz; H. J. Bulten; G. P. Capitani; P. Carter; P. Chumney; E. Cisbani; G. R. Court; P. F. Dalpiaz; R. De Leo; L. De Nardo; E. De Sanctis; D. De Schepper; E. Devitsin; P. K.A. de Witt Huberts; P. Di Nezza; V. Djordjadze; M. Duren; A. Dvoredsky; G. Elbakian; J. Ely; A. Fantoni; A. Fechtchenko; M. Ferro-Luzzi; K. Fiedler; B. W. Filippone; H. Fischer; B. Fox; J. Franz; S. Frullani; Y. Garber; F. Garibaldi; E. Garutti; G. Gavrilov; V. Gharibyan; A. Golendukhin; G. Graw; O. Grebeniouk; P. W. Green; L. G. Greeniaus; A. Gute; W. Haeberli; M. Hartig; D. Hasch; D. Heesbeen; F. H. Heinsius; M. Henoch; R. Hertenberger; W. H.A. Hesselink; P. Hoffmann-Rothe; G. Hofman; Y. Holler; R. J. Holt; B. Hommez; W. Hoprich; G. Iarygin; H. Ihssen; M. Iodice; A. Izotov; H. E. Jackson; A. Jgoun; R. Kaiser; J. Kanesaka; E. Kinney; A. Kisselev; P. Kitching; H. Kobayashi; N. Koch; K. Konigsmann; M. Kolstein; H. Kolster; V. Korotkov; E. Kotik; V. Kozlov; V. G. Krivokhijine; G. Kyle; L. Lagamba; A. Laziev; P. Lenisa; T. Lindemann; W. Lorenzon; N. C.R. Makins; J. W. Martin; H. Marukyan; F. Masoli; M. McAndrew; K. Mcllhany; R. D. McKeown; F. Meissner; F. Menden; A. Metz; N. Meyners; O. Mikloukho; C. A. Miller; R. Milner; V. Mitsyn; V. Muccifora; R. Mussa; A. Nagaitsev; E. Nappi; Y. Naryshkin; A. Nass; W. D. Nowak; T. G. O'Neill; R. Openshaw; J. Ouyang; B. R. Owen; S. F. Pate; S. Potashov; D. H. Potterveld; G. Rakness; R. Redwine; D. Reggiani; A. R. Reolon; R. Ristinen; K. Rith; D. Robinson; M. Ruh; D. Ryckbosch; Y. Sakemi; I. Savin; C. Scarlett; C. Schill; F. Schmidt; M. Schmitt; G. Schnell; K. P. Schüler; A. Schwind; J. Seibert; T. A. Shibata; T. Shin; C. Simani; A. Simon; K. Sinram; E. Steffens; J. J.M. Steijger; J. Stewart; U. Stösslein; K. Suetsugu; M. Sutter; H. Tallini; A. Terkulov; S. Tessarin; E. Thomas; B. Tipton; M. Tytgat; G. M. Urciuoli; J. F.J. van den Brand; G. van der Steenhoven; R. van de Vyver; J. J. van Hunen; M. C. Vetterli; V. Vikhrov; M. G. Vincter; J. Visser; E. Volk; C. Weiskopf; J. Wendland; J. Wilbert; T. Wise; K. Woller; S. Yoneyama; H. Zohrabian

doi:10.1007/s100520000483

Exclusive leptoproduction of ρ⁰ mesons from hydrogen at intermediate virtual photon energies

A. Airapetian
, N. Akopov
, I. Akushevich
, M. Amarian
, J. Arrington
, E. C. Aschenauer
, H. Avakian
, R. Avakian
, A. Avetissian
, E. Avetissian
, P. Bailey
, B. Bains
, C. Baumgarten
, M. Beckmann
, S. Belostotski
, S. Bernreuther
, N. Bianchi
, H. Böttcher
, A. Borissov
, M. Bouwhuis

J. Brack, S. Brauksiepe, B. Braun, W. Brückner, A. Briill, P. Budz, H. J. Bulten, G. P. Capitani, P. Carter, P. Chumney, E. Cisbani, G. R. Court, P. F. Dalpiaz, R. De Leo, L. De Nardo, E. De Sanctis, D. De Schepper, E. Devitsin, P. K.A. de Witt Huberts, P. Di Nezza, V. Djordjadze, M. Duren, A. Dvoredsky, G. Elbakian, J. Ely, A. Fantoni, A. Fechtchenko, M. Ferro-Luzzi, K. Fiedler, B. W. Filippone, H. Fischer, B. Fox, J. Franz, S. Frullani, Y. Garber, F. Garibaldi, E. Garutti, G. Gavrilov, V. Gharibyan, A. Golendukhin, G. Graw, O. Grebeniouk, P. W. Green, L. G. Greeniaus, A. Gute, W. Haeberli, M. Hartig, D. Hasch, D. Heesbeen, F. H. Heinsius, M. Henoch, R. Hertenberger, W. H.A. Hesselink, P. Hoffmann-Rothe, G. Hofman, Y. Holler, R. J. Holt, B. Hommez, W. Hoprich, G. Iarygin, H. Ihssen, M. Iodice, A. Izotov, H. E. Jackson, A. Jgoun, R. Kaiser, J. Kanesaka, E. Kinney, A. Kisselev, P. Kitching, H. Kobayashi, N. Koch, K. Konigsmann, M. Kolstein, H. Kolster, V. Korotkov, E. Kotik, V. Kozlov, V. G. Krivokhijine, G. Kyle, L. Lagamba, A. Laziev, P. Lenisa, T. Lindemann, W. Lorenzon, N. C.R. Makins, J. W. Martin, H. Marukyan, F. Masoli, M. McAndrew, K. Mcllhany, R. D. McKeown, F. Meissner, F. Menden, A. Metz, N. Meyners, O. Mikloukho, C. A. Miller, R. Milner, V. Mitsyn, V. Muccifora, R. Mussa, A. Nagaitsev, E. Nappi, Y. Naryshkin, A. Nass, W. D. Nowak, T. G. O'Neill, R. Openshaw, J. Ouyang, B. R. Owen, S. F. Pate, S. Potashov, D. H. Potterveld, G. Rakness, R. Redwine, D. Reggiani, A. R. Reolon, R. Ristinen, K. Rith, D. Robinson, M. Ruh, D. Ryckbosch, Y. Sakemi, I. Savin, C. Scarlett, C. Schill, F. Schmidt, M. Schmitt, G. Schnell, K. P. Schüler, A. Schwind, J. Seibert, T. A. Shibata, T. Shin, C. Simani, A. Simon, K. Sinram, E. Steffens, J. J.M. Steijger, J. Stewart, U. Stösslein, K. Suetsugu, M. Sutter, H. Tallini, A. Terkulov, S. Tessarin, E. Thomas, B. Tipton, M. Tytgat, G. M. Urciuoli, J. F.J. van den Brand, G. van der Steenhoven, R. van de Vyver, J. J. van Hunen, M. C. Vetterli, V. Vikhrov, M. G. Vincter, J. Visser, E. Volk, C. Weiskopf, J. Wendland, J. Wilbert, T. Wise, K. Woller, S. Yoneyama, H. Zohrabian

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Abstract

Measurements of the cross section for exclusive virtual-photoproduction of ρ⁰ mesons from hydrogen are reported. The data were collected by the HERMES experiment using 27.5 GeV positrons incident on a hydrogen gas target in the HERA storage ring. The invariant mass W of the photon-nucleon system ranges from 4.0 to 6.0 GeV, while the negative squared four-momentum Q² of the virtual photon varies from 0.7 to 5.0 GeV². The present data together with most of the previous data in the intermediate W-domain are well described by a model that infers the W-dependence of the cross section from the dependence on the Bjorken scaling variable cursive Greek chi of the unpolarized structure function for deep-inelastic scattering. In addition, a model calculation based on Off-Forward Parton Distributions gives a fairly good account of the longitudinal component of the ρ⁰ production cross section for Q² > 2 GeV².

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	389-398
Number of pages	10
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000483
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Airapetian, A., Akopov, N., Akushevich, I., Amarian, M., Arrington, J., Aschenauer, E. C., Avakian, H., Avakian, R., Avetissian, A., Avetissian, E., Bailey, P., Bains, B., Baumgarten, C., Beckmann, M., Belostotski, S., Bernreuther, S., Bianchi, N., Böttcher, H., Borissov, A., ... Zohrabian, H. (2000). Exclusive leptoproduction of ρ⁰ mesons from hydrogen at intermediate virtual photon energies. European Physical Journal C, 17(3), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000483

Airapetian, A, Akopov, N, Akushevich, I, Amarian, M, Arrington, J, Aschenauer, EC, Avakian, H, Avakian, R, Avetissian, A, Avetissian, E, Bailey, P, Bains, B, Baumgarten, C, Beckmann, M, Belostotski, S, Bernreuther, S, Bianchi, N, Böttcher, H, Borissov, A, Bouwhuis, M, Brack, J, Brauksiepe, S, Braun, B, Brückner, W, Briill, A, Budz, P, Bulten, HJ, Capitani, GP, Carter, P, Chumney, P, Cisbani, E, Court, GR, Dalpiaz, PF, De Leo, R, De Nardo, L, De Sanctis, E, De Schepper, D, Devitsin, E, de Witt Huberts, PKA, Di Nezza, P, Djordjadze, V, Duren, M, Dvoredsky, A, Elbakian, G, Ely, J, Fantoni, A, Fechtchenko, A, Ferro-Luzzi, M, Fiedler, K, Filippone, BW, Fischer, H, Fox, B, Franz, J, Frullani, S, Garber, Y, Garibaldi, F, Garutti, E, Gavrilov, G, Gharibyan, V, Golendukhin, A, Graw, G, Grebeniouk, O, Green, PW, Greeniaus, LG, Gute, A, Haeberli, W, Hartig, M, Hasch, D, Heesbeen, D, Heinsius, FH, Henoch, M, Hertenberger, R, Hesselink, WHA, Hoffmann-Rothe, P, Hofman, G, Holler, Y, Holt, RJ, Hommez, B, Hoprich, W, Iarygin, G, Ihssen, H, Iodice, M, Izotov, A, Jackson, HE, Jgoun, A, Kaiser, R, Kanesaka, J, Kinney, E, Kisselev, A, Kitching, P, Kobayashi, H, Koch, N, Konigsmann, K, Kolstein, M, Kolster, H, Korotkov, V, Kotik, E, Kozlov, V, Krivokhijine, VG, Kyle, G, Lagamba, L, Laziev, A, Lenisa, P, Lindemann, T, Lorenzon, W, Makins, NCR, Martin, JW, Marukyan, H, Masoli, F, McAndrew, M, Mcllhany, K, McKeown, RD, Meissner, F, Menden, F, Metz, A, Meyners, N, Mikloukho, O, Miller, CA, Milner, R, Mitsyn, V, Muccifora, V, Mussa, R, Nagaitsev, A, Nappi, E, Naryshkin, Y, Nass, A, Nowak, WD, O'Neill, TG, Openshaw, R, Ouyang, J, Owen, BR, Pate, SF, Potashov, S, Potterveld, DH, Rakness, G, Redwine, R, Reggiani, D, Reolon, AR, Ristinen, R, Rith, K, Robinson, D, Ruh, M, Ryckbosch, D, Sakemi, Y, Savin, I, Scarlett, C, Schill, C, Schmidt, F, Schmitt, M, Schnell, G, Schüler, KP, Schwind, A, Seibert, J, Shibata, TA, Shin, T, Simani, C, Simon, A, Sinram, K, Steffens, E, Steijger, JJM, Stewart, J, Stösslein, U, Suetsugu, K, Sutter, M, Tallini, H, Terkulov, A, Tessarin, S, Thomas, E, Tipton, B, Tytgat, M, Urciuoli, GM, van den Brand, JFJ, van der Steenhoven, G, van de Vyver, R, van Hunen, JJ, Vetterli, MC, Vikhrov, V, Vincter, MG, Visser, J, Volk, E, Weiskopf, C, Wendland, J, Wilbert, J, Wise, T, Woller, K, Yoneyama, S & Zohrabian, H 2000, 'Exclusive leptoproduction of ρ⁰ mesons from hydrogen at intermediate virtual photon energies', European Physical Journal C, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100520000483

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AU - Avakian, H.

AU - Avakian, R.

AU - Avetissian, A.

AU - Avetissian, E.

AU - Bailey, P.

AU - Bains, B.

AU - Baumgarten, C.

AU - Beckmann, M.

AU - Belostotski, S.

AU - Bernreuther, S.

AU - Bianchi, N.

AU - Böttcher, H.

AU - Borissov, A.

AU - Bouwhuis, M.

AU - Brack, J.

AU - Brauksiepe, S.

AU - Braun, B.

AU - Brückner, W.

AU - Briill, A.

AU - Budz, P.

AU - Bulten, H. J.

AU - Capitani, G. P.

AU - Carter, P.

AU - Chumney, P.

AU - Cisbani, E.

AU - Court, G. R.

AU - Dalpiaz, P. F.

AU - De Leo, R.

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AU - Fiedler, K.

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