Coherent \pi 0\eta\ photoproduction on s-shell nuclei

TL;DR

This paper investigates coherent b5a0b0a0 photoproduction on light nuclei, deriving transition amplitudes and analyzing the effects of pion absorption and b5-meson interactions within an energy range up to 1.2 GeV.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive model for coherent b5a0b0a0 photoproduction on s-shell nuclei, including impulse approximation and few-body b5-3N interactions.

Findings

Interaction effects significantly influence differential cross sections.

Pion absorption impacts the overall reaction amplitude.

b5-d and b5-He3 scattering amplitudes are computed for the first time.

Abstract

Coherent photoproduction of \pi 0\eta\ on the deuteron, He3 and He4 nuclei is considered in the energy region from threshold to the lab photon energy 1.2 GeV. The transition amplitude is derived using impulse approximation. Effects of pion absorption are included by means of the Fernbach-Serber-Taylor model. Interaction of the produced \eta-mesons with the recoiled nucleus is taken into account for the reactions on d and He3. The corresponding \eta d and \eta He3 scattering amplitudes are obtained as solutions of the few-body equations for \eta NN and \eta-3N systems. Impact of this interaction on the differential cross section in the region of small relative \eta-nuclear momenta is discussed.