Photoproduction of $η$-mesons off C and Cu nuclei for photon energies below 1.1 GeV
nucl-ex
/ Authors
T. Kinoshita, H. Yamazaki, H. Fukasawa, K. Hirota, T. Ishikawa, J. Kasagi, A. Kato, T. Katsuyama, K. Kino, F. Miyahara
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T. Nakabayashi, K. Nawa, K. Okamura, Y. Saitoh, K. Satou, M. Sengoku, H. Shimizu, K. Suzuki, S. Suzuki, T. Terasawa, H. Kanda, K. Maeda, T. Takahashi, Y. Aruga, T. Fujinoya, A. Iijima, M. Itaya, Y. Ito, T. Iwata, H. Kato, T. Kawamura, T. Michigami, M. Moriya, T. Sasaki,
/ Abstract
The $η$-meson photoproduction cross sections have been measured on the C and Cu targets for the photon energies between 600 and 1100 MeV to investigate the behavior of the $S_{11}$(1535) resonance in a nucleus. The excitation functions of the cross section as well as the angular and momentum distributions of $η$-mesons are in quantitative agreement with the Quantum Molecular Dynamics (QMD) model calculations in which the $η$-meson emission processes other than the $S_{11}$(1535) resonance are also incorporated as proposed in the $η$-MAID model. It is shown that the excitation of the $D_{15}$(1675) resonance might play an important role for $E_γ>900$ MeV.