Measurement of double polarisation asymmetries in $ω$-photoproduction
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H. Eberhardt, T. C. Jude, H. Schmieden, A. V. Anisovich, B. Bantes, D. Bayadilov, R. Beck, Yu. Beloglazov, M. Bichow, S. Boese
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K. -Th. Brinkmann, Th. Challand, V. Crede, F. Diez, P. Drexler, H. Dutz, D. Elsner, R. Ewald, K. Fornet-Ponse, St. Friedrich, F. Frommberger, Ch. Funke, M. Gottschall, A. Gridnev, M. Gruener, E. Gutz, Ch. Hammann, J. Hannappel, J. Hartmann, W. Hillert, Ph. Hoffmeister, Ch. Honisch, I. Jaegle, D. Kaiser
/ Abstract
The first measurements of the beam-target-helicity-asymmetries $E$ and $G$ in the photoproduction of $ω$-mesons off protons at the CBELSA/TAPS experiment are reported. $E$ ($G$) was measured using circularly (linearly) polarised photons and a longitudinally polarised target. $E$ was measured over the photon energy range from close to threshold ($E_γ= 1108$~MeV) to $E_γ= 2300$~MeV and $G$ at a single energy interval of $1108 < E_γ<1300$~MeV. Both measurements cover the full solid angle. The observables $E$ and $G$ are highly sensitive to the contribution of baryon resonances, with $E$ acting as a helicity filter in the $s$-channel. The new results indicate significant $s$-channel resonance contributions together with contributions from $t$-channel exchange processes. A partial wave analysis reveals strong contributions from the partial waves with spin-parity $J^P=3/2^+, 5/2^+$, and $3/2^-$.