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M. Liang

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Virtual Compton scattering and the generalized polarizabilities of the proton atQ2=0.92and 1.76 GeV2

2012

Virtual Compton Scattering (VCS) on the proton has been studied at Jefferson Lab using the exclusive photon electroproduction reaction (e p --> e p gamma). This paper gives a detailed account of the analysis which has led to the determination of the structure functions P{sub LL}-P{sub TT}/epsilon and P{sub LT}, and the electric and magnetic generalized polarizabilities (GPs) alpha{sub E}(Q{sup 2}) and beta{sub M}(Q{sup 2}) at values of the four-momentum transfer squared Q{sup 2} = 0.92 and 1.76 GeV{sup 2}. These data, together with the results of VCS experiments at lower momenta, help building a coherent picture of the electric and magnetic GPs of the proton over the full measured Q{sup 2}-…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsPhotonChiral perturbation theoryProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsStructure functionCompton scattering01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsAmplitudeDispersion relation0103 physical sciencesBeta (velocity)010306 general physicsPhysical Review C
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Level scheme ofZr101and structure of theN=61 Sr, Zr, and Mo isotones

1995

The neutron-rich nucleus $_{40}^{101}\mathrm{Zr}_{61}$ has been studied at the isotope separator ISOLDE via the \ensuremath{\beta} decay of $^{101}\mathrm{Y}$. A detailed level scheme has been obtained from \ensuremath{\gamma}-ray singles, \ensuremath{\gamma}-\ensuremath{\gamma}-t and \ensuremath{\beta}-\ensuremath{\gamma}-t coincidence measurements. The level structure of $^{101}\mathrm{Zr}$ is similar to that of its isotone $^{103}\mathrm{Mo}$ showing that, in contrast to their Sr neighbors, the Zr isotopes do not reach maximum of deformation immediately at its onset. This result is rather well reproduced by particle-rotor coupling calculations. A level systematics for the deformed N=61 i…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsExcited stateIsotoneNuclear structureLevel structureAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentRadioactive decayPhysical Review C
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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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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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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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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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Backward electroproduction ofπ0mesons on protons in the region of nucleon resonances at four momentum transfer squaredQ2=1.0GeV2

2004

Exclusive electroproduction of pi{sup 0} mesons on protons in the backward hemisphere has been studied at Q2 = 1.0 GeV2 by detecting protons in the forward direction in coincidence with scattered electrons from the 4 GeV electron beam in Jefferson Lab's Hall A. The data span the range of the total (gamma*p) center-of-mass energy W from the pion production threshold to W = 2.0 GeV. The differential cross sections sigma{sub T} + epsilon sigma{sub L}, sigma{sub TL}, and sigma{sub TT} were separated from the azimuthal distribution and are presented together with the MAID and SAID parameterizations.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsMeson010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryHadronMomentum transferSigma01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsBaryonPion0103 physical sciencesHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsNucleonLeptonPhysical Review C
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Virtual Compton Scattering and Neutral Pion Electroproduction in the Resonance Region up to the Deep Inelastic Region at Backward Angles

2009

We have made the first measurements of the virtual Compton scattering (VCS) process via the H$(e,e'p)\gamma$ exclusive reaction in the nucleon resonance region, at backward angles. Results are presented for the $W$-dependence at fixed $Q^2=1$ GeV$^2$, and for the $Q^2$-dependence at fixed $W$ near 1.5 GeV. The VCS data show resonant structures in the first and second resonance regions. The observed $Q^2$-dependence is smooth. The measured ratio of H$(e,e'p)\gamma$ to H$(e,e'p)\pi^0$ cross sections emphasizes the different sensitivity of these two reactions to the various nucleon resonances. Finally, when compared to Real Compton Scattering (RCS) at high energy and large angles, our VCS data…

Elastic scatteringPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsScatteringCompton scatteringResonanceFOS: Physical sciencesInelastic scattering[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]Deep inelastic scattering01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsHigh Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)Pion0103 physical sciences[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)010306 general physicsNucleonNuclear Experiment
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The deformedN=60 nucleus 41 101 Nb

1991

The β− decay of101Zr has been investigated at the fission-product separators JOSEF and LOHENGRIN. The half-life of101Zr has been determined to 2.5(1) s and a level scheme for101Nb has been established fromγ ray singles as well as X/3-γ and γ—γ coincidence measurements. Conversion coefficients for transitions in101Nb and level half-lives between 10 ps and 2 ns have been determined. Three rotational bands are identified among the low-lying levels with band heads at 0 keV, 206 keV and 208 keV. The bands are probably based on the Nilsson configurations [422 5/2+], [301 3/2−] and [303 5/2−], respectively. The deformation has been determined to βq=0.40(4) and 0.41(8) for the ground state band and…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsIsotopeExcited stateRapid onsetConversion coefficientsNuclear fusionDeformation (meteorology)Atomic physicsGround stateCoincidenceZeitschrift für Physik A Hadrons and Nuclei
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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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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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The room temperature crystal structure of a bacterial phytochrome determined by serial femtosecond crystallography

2016

Scientific reports 6, 35279 (2016). doi:10.1038/srep35279

crystal structure000Protein ConformationREARRANGEMENTSTemperaturePROTEINCrystallography X-RayphytochromeskidetiedeTRANSDUCTIONArticleX-RAY-DIFFRACTIONCHROMOPHORE-BINDING DOMAINGROUND-STATEddc:000RED LIGHT3111 BiomedicineDeinococcusPhytochromesense organsBACTERIOPHYTOCHROMEFLUORESCENCEroom temperatureCrystallizationPHOTOCONVERSION
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The quasielastic 2H(e,e'p)n reaction at high recoil momenta

2001

The 2H(e,e'p)n cross section was measured in Hall A of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) in quasielastic kinematics (x=0.96) at a four-momentum transfer squared, Q^2=0.67 (GeV/c)^2. The experiment was performed in fixed electron kinematics for recoil momenta from zero to 550 MeV/c. Though the measured cross section deviates by 1-2 sigma from a state-of-the-art calculation at low recoil momenta, it agrees at high recoil momenta where final state interactions (FSI) are predicted to be large.

Nuclear TheoryPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsFOS: Physical sciencesNuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)Nuclear ExperimentNuclear Experiment
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