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P. Grabmayr

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The next-generation liquid-scintillator neutrino observatory LENA

2012

We propose the liquid-scintillator detector LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) as a next-generation neutrino observatory on the scale of 50 kt. The outstanding successes of the Borexino and KamLAND experiments demonstrate the large potential of liquid-scintillator detectors in low-energy neutrino physics. LENA's physics objectives comprise the observation of astrophysical and terrestrial neutrino sources as well as the investigation of neutrino oscillations. In the GeV energy range, the search for proton decay and long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments complement the low-energy program. Based on the considerable expertise present in European and international research groups, the …

Neutrino detectors; Liquid-scintillator detectors; Low-energy neutrinos; Proton decay; Longbaseline neutrino beamsParticle physicsPhysics - Instrumentation and Detectors[PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Physics::Instrumentation and DetectorsSolar neutrinoAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaLongbaseline neutrino beamsFOS: Physical sciencesLow-energy neutrinos7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNONuclear physicsLiquid-scintillator detectorsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)0103 physical sciences[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex][PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]Neutrino detectorsNeutrino oscillationInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)010303 astronomy & astrophysicsBorexinoPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsFísicaAstronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)Proton decaySolar neutrino problem[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Neutrino detectorddc:540Measurements of neutrino speedHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrinoNeutrino astronomyAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
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Distribution of electric multipole strengths in58Ni

1983

Inelastic electron scattering of 124 and 180 MeV electrons from58Ni has been measured for momentum transfers of 0.4 fm−1≤q≤1.2 fm−1 with an energy resolution of 110 keV. Using DWBA form factors with Tassie transition densities, we have extracted the electric multipole strength forL≤4 residing in 28 discrete states and in the inelastic continuum below 22.5 MeV of excitation.

PhysicsInelastic electron scatteringElectronAtomic physicsInelastic scatteringMultipole expansionExcitationIl Nuovo Cimento A
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Compton Scattering by the Proton

2001

Compton scattering by the proton has been measured over a wide range covering photon energies 250 MeV < E_\gamma < 800 MeV and photon scattering angles 30^0 < \theta^{lab}_\gamma < 150^0, using the tagged-photon facility at MAMI (Mainz) and the large-acceptance arrangement LARA. The data are in good agreement with the dispersion theory based on the SAID-SM99K parameterization of photo-meson amplitudes. From the subset of data between 280 and 360 MeV the resonance pion-photoproduction amplitudes were evaluated leading to the multipole E2/M1 ratio EMR(340 MeV) =(-1.6 \pm 0.4(stat+syst) \pm 0.2(model)%. From all data below 455 MeV the proton's backward spin polarizability was determined to be …

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryCompton scatteringFOS: Physical sciences7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesResonance (particle physics)Scattering amplitudeNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Polarizability0103 physical sciencesPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsMultipole expansionNuclear ExperimentNuclear ExperimentSpin-½
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Study of three-nucleon mechanisms in the photodisintegration of 3He

1997

Abstract The cross section of the 3He(γ,pp)n reaction has been measured for the first time over a wide photon energy and proton angular range (200 MeV ≤ Eγ ≤ 800 MeV; 20° ≤ ϑplab ≤ 160°) using the large acceptance detector DAPHNE at the tagged photon facility of the MAMI microtron in Mainz. The wide kinematical coverage of the measurement has allowed a detailed analysis of three-nucleon absorption mechanisms. A model developed by Laget explains the main characteristics of the data in the Δ resonance region.

Nuclear reactionPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProtonNuclear TheoryPhotofissionPhoton energyNuclear physicsPhotodisintegrationPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonMicrotronNuclear Physics A
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C(,pn) photon asymmetry for Eγ=180–340 MeV

1999

The photon asymmetry (Σ) of the 12C(,pn) reaction has been measured using linearly polarised tagged photons at the Mainz microtron MAMI for Eγ=180–340 MeV. The data have been analysed in separate missing energy (Em) regions corresponding to the ejection of nucleons from (1p)2 and (1p)(1s) shells. The measured Σ values for both Em regions are smaller in magnitude than corresponding 2H data, but the (1p)2 results have a similar Eγ dependence. Calculations of direct two-nucleon emission overestimate the magnitude of Σ at all photon energies.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMissing energyPhotonmedia_common.quotation_subjectNuclear TheoryAsymmetryNuclear physicsMagnitude (astronomy)Atomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonMicrotronmedia_commonPhysics Letters B
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Dependence of the C12(γ→,pd) reaction on photon linear polarisation

2007

Abstract The sensitivity of the C 12 ( γ → , pd ) reaction to photon linear polarisation has been determined at MAMI, giving the first measurement of the reaction for a nucleus heavier than 3He. Photon asymmetries and cross sections were measured for E γ = 170 to 350 MeV. For E γ below the Δ resonance, reactions leaving the residual 9Be near its ground state show a positive asymmetry of up to 0.3, similar to that observed for 3He suggesting a similar reaction mechanism for the two nuclei.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsReaction mechanismPhotonmedicine.anatomical_structuremedia_common.quotation_subjectmedicineResonanceAtomic physicsGround stateAsymmetryNucleusmedia_commonPhysics Letters B
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Quasifreeπ+production studied using theC12(γ, π+n)B11reaction in theΔ(1232)resonance region

1996

Results are presented from a coincidence study of the {sup 12}C({gamma},{pi}{sup +}{ital n}){sup 11}B quasifree pion production reaction made in the {Delta}-resonance region using tagged photons. Cross sections for reactions originating on 1{ital p}-shell protons are found to be significantly larger than predicted by calculations based on quasifree pion production. It is suggested that more sophisticated calculations, perhaps including medium effects, may be required to reproduce the data. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonPionMeson productionPiProduction (computer science)Atomic physicsResonance (particle physics)Physical Review C
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Investigation of multiparticle final states in12C photoreactions

1998

The ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pn)$, ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp)$, ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},ppp)$, ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}})$, ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},p{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}})$ reactions have been studied using tagged photons of energy ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}=250$--600 MeV. A model which includes all major absorption mechanisms and final state interactions gives results that agree well with the shapes of missing energy spectra, but for some channels the predicted cross sections are too large.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPionAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAbsorption (logic)Atomic physicsSpectral lineEnergy (signal processing)Physical Review C
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Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron

2002

Differential cross sections for quasi-free Compton scattering from the proton and neutron bound in the deuteron have been measured using the Glasgow/Mainz tagging spectrometer at the Mainz MAMI accelerator together with the Mainz 48 cm $\oslash$ $\times$ 64 cm NaI(Tl) photon detector and the G\"ottingen SENECA recoil detector. The data cover photon energies ranging from 200 MeV to 400 MeV at $\theta^{LAB}_\gamma=136.2^\circ$. Liquid deuterium and hydrogen targets allowed direct comparison of free and quasi-free scattering from the proton. The neutron detection efficiency of the SENECA detector was measured via the reaction $p(\gamma,\pi^+ n)$. The "free" proton Compton scattering cross sect…

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsProtonNuclear TheoryFOS: Physical sciences7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Polarizability0103 physical sciencesNeutron detectionNeutronNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentNuclear ExperimentPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringCompton scatteringHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyDeuteriumCover (topology)High Energy Physics::Experiment
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Neutron Skin ofPb208from Coherent Pion Photoproduction

2014

Information on the size and shape of the neutron skin on (208)Pb is extracted from coherent pion photoproduction cross sections measured using the Crystal Ball detector together with the Glasgow tagger at the MAMI electron beam facility. On exploitation of an interpolated fit of a theoretical model to the measured cross sections, the half-height radius and diffuseness of the neutron distribution are found to be c(n)=6.70±0.03(stat.)  fm and a(n)=0.55±0.01(stat.)(-0.03)(+0.02)(sys.)  fm, respectively, corresponding to a neutron skin thickness Δr(np)=0.15±0.03(stat.)(-0.03)(+0.01)(sys.)  fm. The results give the first successful extraction of a neutron skin thickness with an electromagnetic p…

PhysicsEquation of stateMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringGeneral Physics and AstronomyRadius01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsPion0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutronNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsMicrotronCrystal BallPhysical Review Letters
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The angular distribution of the 12C(γ,pn) reaction for Eγ=120−150 MeV

1998

The angular distribution of nucleons emitted in the 12C(γ,pn) reaction has been measured using tagged photons at the Mainz microtron MAMI. The variation of the reaction strength with the polar angles of the two emitted nucleons is reported for Eγ=120−150 MeV. The proton angular distribution peaks at more backward angles than the 2H(γ,p) differential cross section indicating a departure from the simple quasi-deuteron model of 2N photo-emission. The distribution shape is in reasonable agreement with microscopic theoretical models which include both π- and ρ-exchange.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProtonNuclear TheoryShape of the distributionNuclear physicsAngular distributionNuclear fusionPolarAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonMicrotronThe European Physical Journal A
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First measurement of the polarisation transfer on the proton in the reactions $$H(\vec e,e'\vec p)$$ and $$D(\vec e,e'\vec p)$$

1995

The measurement of the polarisation transfer to the proton in the reactions\(H(\vec e,e'\vec p)\) and\(D(\vec e,e'\vec p)\) performed with longitudinally polarised electrons in quasi-free kinematics is presented. The coincidence measurement was executed atQ2≈8fm−2 using the 855 MeV, c.w. beam of the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The recoil polarisation was determined by means of a carbon analyser. The experiment shows that the binding of the nucleon does not modify the polarisationPx of the recoil proton within an error ofΔPx/Px≈10%. The measured polarisation agrees with recent theoretical predictions. Implications for the measurement of the electric form factor of the neutron using the\(D(\vec e,e…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsProtonNuclear TheoryElectric form factorElectronNuclear physicsRecoilPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsNuclear fusionNeutronAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonMicrotronZeitschrift f�r Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei
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First Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule forH1from 0.7 to 1.8 GeV at ELSA

2003

To verify the fundamental Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule for the first time experimentally, we measured the helicity dependent total photoabsorption cross section with circularly polarized real photons and longitudinally polarized nucleons in the photon energy range 0.68-1.82 GeV with the tagged photon facility at ELSA. The experiment was carried out with a 4pi detection system, a circularly polarized tagged photon beam, and a frozen spin polarized proton target. The contribution to the GDH sum rule in this photon energy range is [49.9+/-2.4(stat)+/-2.2(syst)] mub.

PhysicsParticle physicsRange (particle radiation)PhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhoton energy01 natural sciencesHelicityNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSum rule in quantum mechanicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsNucleonSpin-½Physical Review Letters
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Beam-Helicity Asymmetries in Double-Pion Photoproduction off the Proton

2009

Beam-helicity asymmetries have been measured at the MAMI accelerator in Mainz in the three isospin channels $\vec{\gamma}p\to \pi^{+}\pi^0n$, $\vec{\gamma}p\to \pi^{0}\pi^0p$ and $\vec{\gamma}p\to \pi^{+}\pi^{-}p$ . The circularly polarized photons, produced from bremsstrahlung of longitudinally polarized electrons, were tagged with the Glasgow magnetic spectrometer. Charged pions and the decay photons of $\pi^0$ mesons were detected in a $~4\pi$ electromagnetic calorimeter which combined the Crystal Ball detector with the TAPS detector. The precisely measured asymmetries are very sensitive to details of the production processes and are thus key observables in the modeling of the reaction d…

PhysicsParticle physicsProtonMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryHadronFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and Astronomy7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesHelicity3. Good healthNuclear physicsPair productionPion0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentInvariant massNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)Nuclear Experiment010306 general physicsNuclear Experimentbeam-helicity asymmetries ; charged pions and the decay photonLeptonPhysical Review Letters
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Intermediate resonance excitation in the γp→pπ0π0 reaction

2005

The helicity dependence of the total cross section for the (gamma) over right arrow(p) over right arrow -> p pi(0)pi(0) reaction has been measured for the first time at incident photon energies from 400 to 800 MeV. The measurement, performed at the tagged photon beam facility of the MAMI accelerator in Mainz, used the large acceptance detector DAPHNE and a longitudinally polarized frozen-spin target. This channel is found to be excited predominantly when the photon and proton have a parallel spin orientation, most likely due to the intermediate production of the D-13(1520) resonance. However, the contribution of the antiparallel spin configuration, arising from other reaction mechanisms, is…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsResonance01 natural sciencesHelicityCross section (geometry)Nuclear physicsExcited state0103 physical sciencesPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsAtomic physicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsNucleonSpin (physics)Physics Letters B
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A compact 4He cryotarget

1998

Abstract A thin walled cell of 8 cm length and 3 cm diameter has been constructed for liquid 4 He to be used as a target in a tagged photon beam. The target and the housing have been optimised to allow for detection of charged particles emitted on both sides of the beam. A reservoir of 3 l liquid He and good thermal insulation permitted refilling cycles of 12 h.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsOpticsbusiness.industryThermal insulationThin walledPhoton beambusinessInstrumentationBeam (structure)Charged particleNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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Mechanisms in theC12(γ,pn)and(γ,pp)Reactions

1998

${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pn)$ and $(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp)$ cross sections have been measured in kinematics which emphasize direct $2N$ knockout for ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}120--400\mathrm{MeV}$ and ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{p}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}23\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}--152\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$. The cross sections for both reactions peak strongly in the $\ensuremath{\Delta}$-resonance region. Theoretical calculations that account for the medium dependence of the $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ propagator predict a similar photon energy dependence to the data and describe the …

PhysicsGeneral Physics and AstronomyPropagatorAngular dependenceAtomic physicsPhoton energyPhysical Review Letters
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Measurement of Helicity-Dependent Photoabsorption Cross Sections on the Neutron from 815 to 1825 MeV

2005

Helicity-dependent total photoabsorption cross sections on the deuteron have been measured for the first time at ELSA (Bonn) in the photon energy range from 815 to 1825 MeV. Circularly polarized tagged photons impinging on a longitudinally polarized LiD target have been used together with a highly efficient 4pi detector system. The data around 1 GeV are not compatible with predictions from existing multipole analyses. From the measured energy range an experimental contribution to the GDH integral on the neutron of [33.9 +/- 5.5(stat) +/- 4.5(syst)] microb is extracted.

PhysicsRange (particle radiation)Photon010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhoton energy7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesHelicityNuclear physicsDeuterium0103 physical sciencesNeutronAtomic physicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsMultipole expansionCircular polarizationPhysical Review Letters
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Proton photoproduction from 12C

1995

Abstract The 12 C(γ,p) differential cross-section in the Δ-resonance region has been measured using tagged photons. Data are presented for 20 MeV wide photon energy bins at 200, 300, 400 and 500 MeV and for proton angles from 52° to 128°. The present 12 C(γ,p) measurements are compared with previous experiments carried out at Frascati, Tokyo and Bonn. Comparisons are also made with theoretical calculations developed at Gent and Valencia which provide an interpretation of the photon reaction mechanism in terms of the major contributing processes. Coincidence data with correlated neutrons, protons and pions are also presented.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProtonbiologyNuclear TheoryPhoton energybiology.organism_classificationCoincidenceNuclear physicsPionNeutronNuclear ExperimentValenciaNuclear Physics A
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The12C(γ,NN)reaction studied over a wide kinematic range

2000

The ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},np)$ and ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp)$ reactions have been studied using the Glasgow photon tagging spectrometer at the Mainz MAMI electron microtron for ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}=150--700$ MeV over a kinematic range which extends well beyond the approximately back-to-back detector arrangements of previous work. For ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},np)$ the general trends of the missing energy distributions are reproduced over a wide range of kinematics and photon energies by the theory developed by the Valencia group. The corresponding ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp)$ channel is overestimated by a factor of \ensurem…

PhysicsNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsRange (particle radiation)RecoilMissing energyPhotonYield (chemistry)Monte Carlo methodResonanceElectronAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentPhysical Review C
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Neutron polarizabilities investigated by quasi-free Compton scattering from the deuteron

2002

Measuring Compton scattered photons and recoil neutrons in coincidence, quasifree Compton scattering by the neutron has been investigated at MAMI (Mainz) at ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{\mathrm{lab}}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}136\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ in an energy range from 200 to 400 MeV. From the data a polarizability difference of ${\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{n}\ensuremath{-}{\ensuremath{\beta}}_{n}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}9.8\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}3.6(\mathrm{stat}{)}_{\ensuremath{-}1.1}^{+2.1}(\mathrm{syst})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2.2(\mathrm{model})$ in units of ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}4}{\mathrm{fm}}^{…

Physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaCompton scatteringGeneral Physics and AstronomyFOS: Physical sciencesAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Deuterium0103 physical sciencesNeutronHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentAtomic physicsNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentNuclear ExperimentEnergy (signal processing)Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
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Incoherent neutral pion photoproduction on 12C.

2007

We present the first detailed measurement of incoherent photoproduction of neutral pions to a discrete state of a residual nucleus. The C-12(gamma,pi(0))C-12(4.4 MeV)* reaction has been studied with the Glasgow photon tagger at MAMI employing a new technique which uses the large solid angle Crystal Ball detector both as a pi(0) spectrometer and to detect decay photons from the excited residual nucleus. The technique has potential applications to a broad range of future nuclear measurements with the Crystal Ball and similar detector systems elsewhere. Such data are sensitive to the propagation of the Delta in the nuclear medium and will give the first information on matter transition form fa…

PhysicsNuclear reactionPhotonMesonmeasurement of incoherent photoproduction010308 nuclear & particles physicsHadronNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyElementary particle01 natural sciences7. Clean energyNuclear physicsPionExcited state0103 physical sciencesAtomic physics010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentCrystal BallPhysical review letters
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Determination of the neutron electric form factor in the D(e,e′n)p reaction and the influence of nuclear binding

1999

The electric form factor of the neutron GE,n has been determined at the Mainz Microtron MAMI at the low momentum transfer Q2= 0.15 (GeV/c)2 in a measurement of the recoil polarisation ratio Px/Pz in the quasifree reaction D(e,e′n)p. At this Q2 the influence of the nuclear binding is strong. A purely kinematical model is used to get some insight into the effect of the initial Fermi momentum distribution of the neutron. The influence of the final state interaction is determined quantitatively by a model of Arenhovel et al.. After the corresponding corrections a value of GE,n(0.15 (GeV/c)2) = 0.0481±0.0065stat±0.0053syst is obtained.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear TheoryMomentum transferHadronElectric form factor(n-p) reactionNuclear physicsRecoilNuclear fusionNeutronAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentMicrotronThe European Physical Journal A
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Angular distribution of coherent bremsstrahlung

2012

The angular distribution of the linearly polarised photon beam produced by coherent bremsstrahlung from an aligned diamond radiator has been measured at the MAMI A2 tagged photon facility. The measurements were made with a prototype position sensitive photon detector which utilises the pair production process and a double sided silicon strip detector. This polarised photon beam is used for nuclear and hadronic experiments and in their analysis the polarisation is obtained from a calculation, which matches the experimental intensity spectrum. As the polarisation is related to the photon beam angular distribution, the present measurements can be used to test this calculation. The overall agre…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonbusiness.industryDetectorHadronBremsstrahlungDiamondengineering.materialOpticsPair productionPosition (vector)engineeringRadiator (engine cooling)businessInstrumentationNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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The Electric Formfactor of the Neutron Determined by Quasielastic Scattering of Longitudinally Polarized Electrons from 3He and 2D

1996

The recent availability of polarized electron beams at electron accelerator laboratories adds another technique to probing the electromagnetic structure of nuclear matter [1]. The present paper discusses the application of polarized electron scattering to the determination of the electric formfactor of the neutron. Its value at medium energies is only poorly known hitherto. Electron scattering is dominated by interaction with the neutron magnetic moment. Therefore the contribution of the charge distribution to the scattering cross section is scarcely detectable in case of unpolarized collision partners. The elastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from a polarized neutron ta…

Elastic scatteringPhysicsNuclear physicsQuasielastic scatteringNeutron magnetic momentNuclear TheoryQuasielastic neutron scatteringNeutronElectronNuclear ExperimentNuclear matterElectron scattering
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12C(γ,π+n) and 12C(γ,π+p) reactions across the Δ resonance region

1997

Abstract Differential cross-sections from (γ,π+n) and (γ,π+p) experiments on 12C are presented together with a microscopic model calculation. The comparison of experimental data with theory confirms that quasifree pion production is the dominant process for the (γ,π+n) reaction. The comparison of (γ,π+p) with (γ,π+n) data shows the importance of final state interactions. first time to experimentally study the strength and the possible mechanisms involved in the final state interaction.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCrystallographyPionAtomic physicsResonance (chemistry)Physics Letters B
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First measurement of the helicity-dependent γ p↦pη differential cross-section

2003

The helicity dependence of the (γ) over right arrow(p) over right arrow -+ peta reaction has been measured for the first time at a center-of-mass angle theta(eta)*= 70degrees in the photon energy range from 780 MeV to 790 MeV. The experiment, performed at the Mainz microtron MAMI, used a 4pi-detector system, a circularly polarized, tagged photon beam. and a longitudinally polarized frozen-spin target. The helicity 3/2 cross-section is found to be small and the results for helicity 1/2 agree with predictions from the MAID analysis.

PhysicsScattering cross-sectionNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsHadronPhoton energy01 natural sciencesHelicityNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsNuclear fusionPhoton beamNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsMicrotronThe European Physical Journal A
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Three-nucleon mechanisms in photoreactions

2002

The $^{12}$C$(\gamma,ppn)$ reaction has been measured for E$_{\gamma}$=150-800 MeV in the first study of this reaction in a target heavier than $^3$He. The experimental data are compared to a microscopic many body calculation. The model, which predicts that the largest contribution to the reaction arises from final state interactions following an initial pion production process, overestimates the measured cross sections and there are strong indications that the overestimate arises in this two-step process. The selection of suitable kinematic conditions strongly suppresses this two-step contribution leaving cross sections in which up to half the yield is predicted to arise from the absorptio…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonPionYield (chemistry)FOS: Physical sciencesAbsorption (logic)Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)NucleonNuclear ExperimentNuclear ExperimentMany body
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Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Integrand forH2from 200 to 800 MeV

2006

A measurement of the helicity dependence of the total inclusive photoabsorption cross section on the deuteron was carried out at MAMI (Mainz) in the energy range $200l{E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}l800\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}$. The experiment used a $4\ensuremath{\pi}$ detection system, a circularly polarized tagged photon beam and a frozen-spin target which provided longitudinally polarized deuterons. The contribution to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule for the deuteron determined from the data is $407\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}20(\mathrm{stat})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}24(\mathrm{syst})\text{ }\text{ }\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{b}$ for $200l{E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}l800\text{ }\text{ }\m…

PhysicsParticle physicsMeson production010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyComputer Science::Computation and Language (Computational Linguistics and Natural Language and Speech Processing)01 natural sciencesHelicityNuclear physics0103 physical sciencesSum rule in quantum mechanicsPhoton beamNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsEnergy (signal processing)Physical Review Letters
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Nuclear pion photoproduction in theΔresonance region

1999

A measurement of the /sup 12/C( gamma , pi /sup +/n)/sup 11/B reaction in quasifree pi -production kinematic regimes has been performed using tagged photons in conjunction with large solid angle pi and n detectors. The aim of the experiment was to investigate predicted modifications to the Delta excitation of nucleons and their subsequent propagation and decay, brought about by the nuclear medium. Differential cross sections are presented for photon energies spanning the Delta (1232) excitation region. The measurements are consistent with distorted wave impulse approximation calculations in which the amplitude for proton Delta excitation, followed by Delta propagation and decay to pi /sup +…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsDeltaNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPionAmplitudePhotonSolid angleImpulse (physics)Atomic physicsNucleonExcitationPhysical Review C
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Backward spin polarizabilityγπof the proton

2002

Using the Mainz $48\mathrm{cm}\ensuremath{\emptyset}\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}64\mathrm{cm}$ NaI(Tl) detector and the segmented G\"ottingen recoil detector SENECA in coincidence, Compton scattering by the proton at ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}^{\mathrm{lab}}=136\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ has been measured at MAMI (Mainz) in the energy range from 200 to 470 MeV. The new data confirm the previous observation that there is a systematic discrepancy between MAMI and LEGS (Brookhaven) data leading to different spin polarizabilities ${\ensuremath{\gamma}}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}=\ensuremath{-}38.7\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}1.8$ and $\ensuremath{-}27.2\ifmmode\pm\else\…

Elastic scatteringPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsHadronElementary particle01 natural sciencesOrientation (vector space)Nuclear physicsBaryon0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsNucleonEnergy (signal processing)Physical Review C
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Measurement of the Neutron Electric to Magnetic Form Factor Ratio atQ2=1.58  GeV2Using the ReactionHe→3(e→,e′n)pp

2013

A measurement of beam helicity asymmetries in the reaction $^{3}\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{He}}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{e},{e}^{\ensuremath{'}}n)pp$ is performed at the Mainz Microtron in quasielastic kinematics to determine the electric to magnetic form factor ratio of the neutron ${G}_{E}^{n}/{G}_{M}^{n}$ at a four-momentum transfer ${Q}^{2}=1.58\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{GeV}}^{2}$. Longitudinally polarized electrons are scattered on a highly polarized $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ gas target. The scattered electrons are detected with a high-resolution magnetic spectrometer, and the ejected neutrons are detected with a dedicated neutron detector composed of scintillator ba…

PhysicsSystematic error010308 nuclear & particles physicsGeneral Physics and AstronomyElectron01 natural sciencesHelicityPolarized target0103 physical sciencesMagnetic form factorHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutronAtomic physicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsPhysical Review Letters
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First measurement of the electric formfactor of the neutron in the exclusive quasielastic scattering of polarized electrons from polarized 3He

1994

Abstract A first measurement of the asymmetry in quasielastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from a polarized 3 He gas target in coincidence with the knocked out neutron is reported. This measurement was made feasible by the cw beam of the 855 MeV Mainz Microtron MAMI. It allows a determination of the electric formfactor of the neutron G E n independent of binding effects to first order. At Q 2 =0.31 ( GeV /c) 2 two asymmetries A ∥ ( S He ∥ q ) and A ⊥ ( S He ⊥ q ) have been measured giving A ∥ =(−7.40±0.73)% and A ⊥ =(0.89±0.30)% . The ratio A ⊥ / A ∥ is independent of the absolute value of the electron and target polarization and yields G E n =0.035±0.012±0.005.

Nuclear reactionPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsQuasielastic scatteringScatteringmedia_common.quotation_subjectElectric form factorElectronPolarization (waves)AsymmetryCoincidenceNuclear physicsQuasielastic neutron scatteringNeutronAtomic physicsNucleonMicrotronmedia_commonAIP Conference Proceedings
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Helicity dependence of the γ→p→→nπ+π0 reaction in the second resonance region

2003

The helicity dependence of the total cross section for the (γ) over right arrow(p) over right arrownpi(+) pi(0) reaction has been measured for the first time at incident photon energies from 400 to 800 MeV The measurement was performed with the large acceptance detector DAPHNE at the tagged photon beam facility of the MAMI accelerator in Mainz. This channel is found to be excited predominantly when the photon and proton have a parallel spin orientation, due to the intermediate production of the D-13 resonance. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryResonance01 natural sciencesHelicityCross section (geometry)Nuclear physicsExcited state0103 physical sciencesPiPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsAtomic physicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsSpin (physics)Physics Letters B
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Experimental study of the halo nucleusHe6using theLi6(γ,π+)He6reaction

2007

The reaction $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$($\ensuremath{\gamma},{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+})$$^{6}\mathrm{He}$ was studied over the angular range ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{\ensuremath{\pi}}=40$--150$\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ with the aim of investigating the halo structure of $^{6}\mathrm{He}$. Photons from a bremsstrahlung beam were tagged in the energy range ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}=170$--220 MeV at a resolution of $\ensuremath{\Delta}{E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}=630$ keV, and positively charged pions detected using high resolution stacked HpGe detectors. The measured angular distributions for the resolved $^{6}\mathrm{He}$ ground and 1.80 MeV excited states are compared to previous measurements a…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonPionExcited stateIsotopes of lithiumBremsstrahlungHalo nucleusHaloAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentGround statePhysical Review C
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Determination of the neutron electric form factor from the reaction 3 He(e,e'n) at medium momentum transfer

1999

The electric form factor of the neutron GEn has been determined in double polarized exclusive 3He(e,e'n) scattering in quasi–elastic kinematics by measuring asymmetries A⊥, A∥ of the cross section with respect to helicity reversal of the electron, with the nuclear spin being oriented perpendicular to the momentum transfer q in case of A⊥ and parallel in case of A∥. The experiment was performed at the 855 MeV c. w. microtron MAMI at Mainz. The degree of polarization of the electron beam and of the gaseous 3He target were each about 50%. Scattered electrons and neutrons were detected in coincidence by detector arrays covering large solid angles. Quasi–elastic scattering events were reconstruc…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsScatteringMomentum transferElectric form factorNeutronElectronAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentMicrotronElectron scatteringHelicityThe European Physical Journal A
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Helicity Dependence ofγp→Nπbelow 450 MeV and Contribution to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule

2000

The helicity dependence of the single pion photoproduction on the proton has been measured in the energy range from 200 to 450 MeV for the first time. The experiment, performed at the Mainz microtron MAMI, used a 4pi-detector system, a circularly polarized, tagged photon beam, and a frozen-spin target. The data obtained provide new information for multipole analyses of pion photoproduction and determine the main contributions to the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum rule and the forward spin polarizability gamma(0).

PhysicsParticle physicsProtonNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyHelicityNuclear physicsPionPolarizabilityPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSum rule in quantum mechanicsNuclear ExperimentMultipole expansionMicrotronSpin-½Physical Review Letters
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Compton scattering from the free and bound proton above π-threshold

2000

The differential cross sections for Compton scattering from the proton have been measured at MAMI with three different detector setups. There is a good agreement among all the results. The theoretical calculation based on dispersion relations shows that there is no drastic change necessary in the parameters of this approach.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsDetectorCompton scatteringCompton wavelengthInelastic scattering01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsDispersion relation0103 physical sciencesNuclear Experiment010306 general physics
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Polarized photon measurements of the12C(γ→,pp)and12C(γ→,pn)reactions forEγ=160−350MeV

2001

The ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\ensuremath{\gamma}},pp)$ and ${}^{12}\mathrm{C}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\ensuremath{\gamma}},pn)$ reactions have been studied for ${E}_{\ensuremath{\gamma}}=160\ensuremath{-}350$ MeV using linearly polarized photons from the Glasgow tagged photon spectrometer at the Mainz microtron MAMI. Both reaction channels show a negative photon asymmetry $\ensuremath{\Sigma}$ for missing energies ${E}_{m}$ below 70 MeV, where direct emission nucleon pairs is expected. A strong peak at low ${E}_{m}$ is observed in ${\ensuremath{\Sigma}}_{(\ensuremath{\gamma},pp)},$ but not in ${\ensuremath{\Sigma}}_{(\ensuremath{\gamma},pn)}.$ Furth…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonPionmedia_common.quotation_subjectNuclear TheoryProduction (computer science)Angular dependenceAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonAsymmetrymedia_commonPhysical Review C
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Compton Scattering by the Proton using a Large-Acceptance Arrangement

2001

Compton scattering by the proton has been measured over a wide range covering photon energies 250 MeV lt or approximately=E/sub gamma / lt or approximately=800 MeV and photon scattering angles 30 degrees lt or approximately= theta /sub gamma //sup lab/ lt or approximately=150 degrees , using the tagged-photon facility at MAMI (Mainz) and the large-acceptance arrangement LARA. The previously existing data base on proton Compton scattering is greatly enlarged by more than 700 new data points. The new data are interpreted in terms of dispersion theory based on the SAID-SM99K parametrization of photo-meson amplitudes. It is found that two-pion exchange in the t-channel is needed for a descripti…

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsProtonNuclear TheoryFOS: Physical sciencesValue (computer science)01 natural sciencesResonance (particle physics)High Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Dispersion relation0103 physical sciencesNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNuclear ExperimentNuclear ExperimentQCSpin-½Physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsCompton scatteringHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyAmplitudeHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentMultipole expansion
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Experimental Check of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn Sum Rule for H1

2004

For the first time we checked the fundamental Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn (GDH) sum rule for the proton experimentally in the photon energy range from 0.2-2.9 GeV with the tagged photon facilities at MAMI (Mainz) and ELSA (Bonn). New data of the doubly polarized total cross section difference are presented in the energy range from 1.6 to 2.9 GeV. The contribution to the GDH integral from 0.2-2.9 GeV yields [254+/-5(stat)+/-12(syst)] microb with negative contributions in the Regge regime at photon energies above 2.1 GeV. This trend supports the validity of the GDH sum rule.

PhysicsRange (particle radiation)PhotonProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear TheoryGeneral Physics and AstronomyPhoton energy01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsRegge theory0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentSum rule in quantum mechanicsNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsAstrophysics::Galaxy AstrophysicsPhysical Review Letters
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"Table 3" of "Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron"

2003

Energy dependence of the triple differential cross section w.r.t. the scattered proton.

PhotoproductionTriple Differential Cross SectionExclusiveGAMMA DEUT --&gt; GAMMA P NNuclear ExperimentD3SIG/DE/DOMEGA/DOMEGA
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"Table 2" of "Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron"

2003

Energy dependence of the quasi-free proton differential cross section.

Single Differential Cross SectionPhotoproduction1.146-1.266ElasticNuclear TheoryPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsGAMMA P --&gt; GAMMA PNuclear ExperimentDSIG/DOMEGA
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"Table 1" of "First measurement of the polarization transfer on the proton in the reactions H (e (polarized), e-prime p (polarized)) and D (e (polari…

1997

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POLElectron productionPolarizationE- DEUT --&gt; P N E-Exclusive1.576E- P --&gt; P E-
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"Table 5" of "Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron"

2003

Energy dependence of the free neutron differential cross section.

Single Differential Cross SectionPhotoproductionElasticAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaGAMMA N --&gt; GAMMA NNuclear Theory1.125-1.255Nuclear ExperimentDSIG/DOMEGA
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"Table 4" of "Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron"

2003

Energy dependence of the triple differential cross section w.r.t. the scattered neutron.

PhotoproductionAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear TheoryTriple Differential Cross SectionExclusiveGAMMA DEUT --&gt; GAMMA P NNuclear ExperimentD3SIG/DE/DOMEGA/DOMEGA
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"Table 1" of "Quasi-free Compton Scattering and the Polarizabilities of the Neutron"

2003

Energy dependence of the free-proton differential cross section.

Single Differential Cross SectionPhotoproductionElasticNuclear TheoryPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsGAMMA P --&gt; GAMMA P1.13-1.327Nuclear ExperimentDSIG/DOMEGA
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