Measurement of the R$_{LT}$ response function for $\pi^0$ electroproduction at $Q^2$ = 0.070 (GeV/c)$^2$ in the $N\to\Delta$ transition}
/ Authors
N.Sparveris, R.Alarcon, D.Barkhuff, A.Bernstein, W.Bertozzi, J.Calarco, F.Casagrande, J.Chen, J.Comfort, M.Distler
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G.Dodson, A.Dooley, K.Dow, M.Farkondeh, S.Gilad, R.Hicks, M.Holtrop, A.Hotta, X.Jiang, N.Kaloskamis, A.Karabarbounis, S.Kowalski, C.Kunz, D.Margaziotis, C.Mertz, R.Milner, R.Miskimen, I.Nakagawa, C.Papanicolas, M.Pavan, G.Peterson, A.Ramirez, D.Rowntree, A.Sarty, J.Shaw, E.Six, S.Soong, S.Stiliaris, D.Tieger, C.Tschalaer, W.Turchinetz, C.Vellidis, G.Warren, ayoung, J.Zhao, Zzhou, T.Zwart
/ Abstract
Quadrupole amplitudes in the γ ∗ N → ∆ transition are associated with the issue of nucleon deformation. A search for these small amplitudes has been the focus of a series of measurements undertaken at Bates/MIT by the OOPS collaboration. We report on results from H( e, e ′ p ) π 0 data obtained at Q 2 = 0 . 070 (GeV/c) 2 and invariant mass of W =1155 MeV using the out-of-plane detection technique with the OOPS spectrometers. The σ LT and σ T + ǫ · σ L response functions were isolated. These results, along with those of previous measurements at W =1172 MeV and Q 2 = 0 . 127 (GeV/c) 2 , aim in elucidating the interplay between resonant and non resonant amplitudes.