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S. Kerhoas

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Real and Virtual Compton Scattering (experiments)

1999

This paper deals with Real and Virtual Compton Scattering off the proton at threshold and the way to deduce information about the nucleon polarizabilities.

Nuclear physicsScattering cross-sectionPhysicsAnomalous magnetic dipole momentProtonAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNuclear TheoryPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersCompton scatteringNuclear ExperimentNucleon
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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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The first Virtual Compton Scattering experiment at MAMI

1999

Abstract Virtual Compton scattering, i.e. the exclusive reaction γ ∗ p → γ′p′ with γ ∗ denoting a virtual photon, provides new insights on the internal structure of the proton. Below π 0 production threshold, this experiment measures the generalized polarizabilities of the proton as defined by Guichon et al [1], [2] and Drechsel et al [3]. These new electromagnetic observables, functions of Q 2 , enlarge the concept of electric (α0 and magnetic (β) polarizabilities in Real Compton Scattering ( Q 2 =0) [4]. The first VCS experiment [5] of this kind was measured at the three spectrometer facility at the Mainz Microtron MAMI for Q 2 =0.33 GeV 2 and we present in this paper the preliminary resu…

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics[PHYS.HEXP] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]ProtonSpectrometer010308 nuclear & particles physicsCompton scatteringVirtual particleObservable01 natural sciences7. Clean energyNuclear physics0103 physical sciences[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]Nuclear Experiment010306 general physicsMicrotron
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Monte Carlo simulation of virtual Compton scattering below pion threshold

2006

This paper describes the Monte Carlo simulation developed specifically for the VCS experiments below pion threshold that have been performed at MAMI and JLab. This simulation generates events according to the (Bethe-Heitler + Born) cross section behaviour and takes into account all relevant resolution-deteriorating effects. It determines the `effective' solid angle for the various experimental settings which are used for the precise determination of photon electroproduction absolute cross section.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhoton010308 nuclear & particles physicsMonte Carlo methodCompton scatteringSolid angleProbability and statistics01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - ExperimentNuclear physicsPionPhysics - Data Analysis Statistics and Probability[PHYS.HPHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Phenomenology [hep-ph]0103 physical sciencesNuclear Experiment010306 general physicsInstrumentation[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-DATA-AN]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Data Analysis Statistics and Probability [physics.data-an]Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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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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Virtual Compton Scattering and polarizabilities

1999

Abstract Virtual Compton Scattering (VCS) off the proton below pion threshold allows access to generalized polarizabilities of the proton. These observables measure the response of the nucleon to low energy electromagnetic field perturbations. This paper presents a comparison with Real Compton Scattering and also results for the first dedicated VCS experiment performed at the Mainz Microtron MAMI with high resolution spectrometers at Q2 = 0.33 GeV2.

Electromagnetic fieldPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsProton010308 nuclear & particles physicsNuclear TheoryCompton scatteringMeasure (physics)Observable01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsPion0103 physical sciences[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]010306 general physicsNucleonNuclear ExperimentMicrotron
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Total photoabsorption cross sections forH1,H2, andHe3from 200 to 800 MeV

1996

The total photoabsorption cross sections for $^{1}\mathrm{H}$, $^{2}\mathrm{H}$, and $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ have been measured for incident photon energies ranging from 200 to 800 MeV. The $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ data are the first for this nucleus. By using the large acceptance detector DAPHNE in conjunction with the tagged photon beam facility of the MAMI accelerator in Mainz, cross sections of high precision have been obtained. The results show clearly the changes in the nucleon resonances in going from $^{1}\mathrm{H}$ to $^{3}\mathrm{He}$. In particular, for the ${\mathit{D}}_{13}$ region the behavior for $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ is intermediate between that for $^{1}\mathrm{H}$, $^{2}\mathrm{H}$, and h…

Nuclear physicsPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonNuclear TheoryResonanceAbsorption (logic)Photon beamAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNucleonPhysical Review C
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Total cross section measurement for the three double pion photoproduction channels on the proton

1995

Abstract The total cross sections for the three γp → Nππ reactions have been measured for photon energies from 400 to 800 MeV. The γ p → p π 0 π 0 and γ p → n π + π 0 cross sections have never been measured before while the γ p → p π + π − results are much improved compared to earlier data. These measurements were performed with the large acceptance hadronic detector DAPHNE, at the tagged photon beam facility of the MAMI microtron in Mainz.

PhysicsNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCross section (physics)Particle physicsPhotonPionProtonHadronDetectorPhoton beamMicrotronPhysics Letters B
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Two-body photodisintegration of the deuteron from 100 to 800 MeV

1996

Abstract The total and the differential cross sections for the D(γ,p)n reaction have been measured over the photon energy range 100-800 MeV at the 855 MeV MAMI Microtron in Mainz. Using the large acceptance detector DAPHNE in conjunction with the Glasgow tagging spectrometer, high precision results with small systematic errors were obtained. The data are presented in the form of thirty-five angular distributions at c.m. proton angles between 30°–160° in 10° intervals and at photon energies in steps of 20 MeV. Previous experimental work is reassessed in the light of the present results and comparison with some recent theoretical calculations.

Nuclear physicsNuclear reactionPhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProtonDeuteriumSpectrometerPhotodisintegrationPhysics::Accelerator PhysicsPhoton energyNuclear ExperimentMicrotronNuclear Physics A
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Virtual Compton Scattering at MAMI γ*p→ γ1p1

1999

The virtual Compton scattering (VCS) is the electron scattering on a proton which radiates a real photon before being detected. The new observables, called Generalized Polarizabilities (GP), extracted from this VCS at threshold can be understood as the deformation of the charge and current distributions of the proton [1]. These GP are functions of the mass of the virtual photon Q2. In real Compton scattering (Q2 = 0), some polarizabilities of the nucleon are already measured [2]. With the VCS, we will generalize these observables by measuring them at different values of Q2.

Nuclear physicsPhysicsPhotonProtonCompton scatteringVirtual particleCharge (physics)ObservableNucleonElectron scattering
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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 first dedicated Virtual Compton Scattering experiment at MAMI

1999

We measured the absolute cross sections for photon electro-production off the proton, ep to ep gamma , with the high resolution spectrometers at MAMI at momentum transfer q=600 MeV/c and photon polarization epsilon =0.62. We covered the momentum range for the outgoing real photon q'=33/111 MeV/c. From the extracted virtual Compton scattering amplitude we deduce values for two structure functions related to the generalized polarizabilities of the proton.

PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonProtonSpectrometer010308 nuclear & particles physicsMomentum transferCompton scattering01 natural sciencesNuclear physicsMomentumAmplitude0103 physical sciencesPhoton polarization[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex]Nuclear Experiment010306 general physics
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Virtual compton scattering under π0 threshold at Q2=0.33 GeV2. Preliminary results

1999

We have measured the absolute unpolarized cross sections for photon electro-production off the proton ep → epγ with the Three-Spectrometer-Setup at MAMI at a momentum transfer q=600 MeV/c and a virtual photon polarization ɛ=0.62. The momentum q ′ of the outgoing real photon range from 33 to 111 MeV/c. We extracted two combinations of the recently introduced generalized polarizabilities [1,2].

PhysicsMassless particleNuclear reactionElastic scatteringNuclear physicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhotonScatteringMomentum transferCompton scatteringVirtual particleAtomic physicsNuclear ExperimentNuclear Physics A
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Double Pion Photoproduction on the Proton up to 800 MeV

1995

The total cross sections for the three γp → N ππ reactions have been measured for photon energies from 450 to 800 MeV. The γp → pπ0π0 and γp → nπ+π0 rcross sections have never been measured before while the γp → pπ+π− results are much improved compared to earlier data. These measurements were performed with the large acceptance hadronic detector DAPHNE, at the tagged photon beam facility of MAMI microtron in Mainz.

PhysicsNuclear physicsPhotonPionProtonHadronDetectorPhoton beamMicrotron
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"Table 1" of "Virtual Compton scattering under pi0 threshold at Q**2 = 0.33-GeV**2: Preliminary results."

1999

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POLPhotoproductionPolarizationExclusiveGAMMA* P --> P GAMMA0.0
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