Publications (35)
Deuteron photodisintegration by polarized photons in the region of the
M. Bashkanov, S. Kay, D. P. Watts +70
We report the first large-acceptance measurement of the beam-spin asymmetry for deuteron photodisintegration () in the photon energy range ~MeV. The m…
Measurement of the omega -> pi^0 e^+e^- and eta -> e^+e^-g Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI
P. Adlarson, F. Afzal, P. Aguar-Bartolomé +92
The Dalitz decays eta -> e^+e^-g and omega -> pi^0 e^+e^- have been measured in the g p -> eta p and g p -> omega p reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at t…
First measurement of polarisation transfer in deuteron photodisintegration
M. Bashkanov, D. P. Watts, S. J. D. Kay +66
A first measurement of the polarisation transfer from a circularly-polarised photon to the final state neutron () in deuterium photodisintegration has been carried out. T…
Characterisation and calibration of a scintillating fibre detector with > 4000 multi-anode photomultiplier channels
A. Esser, P. Achenbach, C. Ayerbe Gayoso +3
In the Kaos spectrometer at the Mainz Microtron a high-resolution coordinate detector for high-energy particles is operated. It consists of scintillating fibres with diameters of <…
Cross Section for measured at Mainz/A2
W. J. Briscoe, M. Hadzimehmedovi, A. E. Kudryavtsev +89
The differential cross section evaluated for 27 energy bins span the photon-energy range 290-813 MeV (W = 1.195-1.553 GeV) and the pion c.m. polar production angle…
First measurement using elliptically polarized photons of the double-polarization observable for and
A2 Collaboration, F. Afzal, K. Spieker +74
We report the measurement of the helicity asymmetry for the and final states using, for the first time, an elliptically polarized photon beam in combination wit…
Neutron polarisation transfer, , in photoproduction off the proton
M. Bashkanov, D. P. Watts, S. J. D. Kay +63
We report a first measurement of the double-polarisation observable, , in photoproduction off the proton. The double-polarisation observable represents the…
Single Production Off Neutrons Bound in Deuteron with Linearly Polarized Photons
C. Mullen, S. Gardner, D. I. Glazier +79
The quasifree photon beam asymmetry, , has been measured at photon energies, , from 390 to 610 MeV, corresponding to center of mass energ…
Study of the reaction with the A2 setup at MAMI
V. Sokhoyan, S. Prakhov, A. Fix +99
The data available from the A2 Collaboration at MAMI were analyzed to select the reaction on an event-by-event basis, which allows for partial-wave analyses of thr…
Measurement of the beam-helicity asymmetry in photoproduction of pairs on carbon, aluminum, and lead
V. Sokhoyan, S. Prakhov, A. Fix +88
The beam-helicity asymmetry was measured, for the first time, in photoproduction of pairs on carbon, aluminum, and lead, with the A2 experimental setup at MAMI. The resu…
Operation and characterization of a windowless gas jet target in high-intensity electron beams
B. S. Schlimme, S. Aulenbacher, P. Brand +54
A cryogenic supersonic gas jet target was developed for the MAGIX experiment at the high-intensity electron accelerator MESA. It will be operated as an internal, windowless target…
Measurement of the Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn integrand for proton and deuteron from 200 to 1400 MeV
P. Pedroni, F. Afzal, S. Abt +59
New data for the total inclusive helicity-dependent cross section for the proton and deuteron were obtained in the photon energy interval 200-1400 MeV. The experiment was performed…
Low- elastic electron-proton scattering using a gas jet target
Y. Wang, J. C. Bernauer, B. S. Schlimme +54
In this paper, we describe an experiment measuring low- elastic electron-proton scattering using a newly developed cryogenic supersonic gas jet target in the A1 three-spectrom…
Target and beam-target asymmetries for the reaction
S. Garni, V. L. Kashevarov, A. Fix +81
Background: Photoproduction of pion pairs allows to study sequential decays of nucleon resonances via excited intermediate states. Such decays are important e.g. for states which i…
Experimental study of the , , and reactions at the Mainz Microtron
C. S. Akondi, K. Bantawa, D. M. Manley +78
This work measured for neutral kaon photoproduction reactions from threshold up to a c.m.\ energy of 1855MeV, focussing specifically on the , $γn…
First measurement of helicity-dependent cross sections in pi0-eta photoproduction from quasi-free nucleons
A. Käser, M. Dieterle, L. Witthauer +80
The helicity-dependent cross sections for the photoproduction of pairs have been measured for the first time. The experiment was performed at the tagged photon facility of…
New high-statistics measurement of the Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron
S. Prakhov, L. Heijkenskjöld, S. Abt +69
The Dalitz decay has been measured with the highest statistical accuracy obtained so far in the reaction with the A2 tagged-photon facility at t…
Evaluation of the E2/M1 ratio in the transition from the reaction
E. Mornacchi, P. Pedroni, F. Afzal +59
A new data set for the helicity-dependent differential cross section of the single-meson photoproduction reaction was obtained for the photon energy interval 150…
Measurement of Compton scattering at MAMI for the extraction of the electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton
A2 Collaboration, E. Mornacchi, P. P. Martel +65
A precise measurement of the differential cross-sections and the linearly polarized photon beam asymmetry for Compton scattering on the proton below pion threshold…
Electron beam studies of light collection in a scintillating counter with embedded fibers
M. LauÃ, P. Achenbach, S. Aulenbacher +28
The light collection of several fiber configurations embedded in a box-shaped plastic scintillating counter was studied by scanning with minimum ionizing electrons. The light was r…
High-statistics measurement of the eta->3pi^0 decay at the Mainz Microtron
S. Prakhov, S. Abt, P. Achenbach +85
The largest, at the moment, statistics of 7x10^6 eta->3pi^0 decays, based on 6.2x10^7 eta mesons produced in the gamma p -> eta p reaction, has been accumulated by the A2 Collabora…
Spin polarizabilities of the proton by measurement of Compton double-polarization observables
D. Paudyal, P. P. Martel, G. M. Huber +90
The Compton double-polarization observable has been measured for the first time in the resonance region using a circularly polarized photon beam incident on a…
Insight into the narrow structure in {\boldmath{}}-photoproduction on the neutron from helicity dependent cross sections
L. Witthauer, M. Dieterle, S. Abt +83
The double polarization observable and the helicity dependent cross sections and were measured for photoproduction from quasi-free protons and neutro…
Measurement of the Ar(e,e) elastic scattering cross section with a novel gas-jet target
M. Littich, L. Doria, P. Brand +35
We report on a measurement of elastic electron scattering on argon performed with a novel cryogenic gas-jet target at the Mainz Microtron accelerator MAMI. The luminosity is estima…
Helicity dependent cross sections for the photoproduction of pairs from quasi-free nucleons
A2 Collaboration, D. Ghosal, V. Sokhoyan +71
Photoproduction of -pairs from quasifree nucleons bound in the deuteron has been investigated to study the helicity dependence of this reaction. Measurements with a l…
Precision beam energy measurement by undulator radiation at MAMI
P. Klag, P. Achenbach, M. Biroth +10
A novel interferometric method for absolute beam energy measurement is under development at MAMI. At the moment, the method is tested and optimized at an energy of 195 MeV. Despite…
Measurement of the helicity dependence for single photoproduction from the deuteron
The A2 collaboration, F. Cividini, M. Dieterle +72
The helicity-dependent single photoproduction cross section on the deuteron and the angular dependence of the double polarisation observable for the quasi-free single…
Photoproduction of {\boldmath{}} Mesons off Protons and Neutrons in the Second and Third Nucleon Resonance Region
M. Dieterle, D. Werthmüller, S. Abt +81
Photoproduction of mesons off quasi-free nucleons bound in the deuteron allows to study the electromagnetic excitation spectrum of the neutron and the isospin structure of the exci…
Photon asymmetry measurements of for E=320650 MeV
S. Gardner, D. Howdle, M. H. Sikora +97
High statistics measurements of the photon asymmetry for the pp reaction have been made in the center of mass energy range W=1214-…
Helicity-dependent cross sections and double-polarization observable E in eta photoproduction from quasi-free protons and neutrons
L. Witthauer, M. Dieterle, S. Abt +84
Precise helicity-dependent cross sections and the double-polarization observable were measured for photoproduction from quasi-free protons and neutrons bound in the deuter…
Helicity-dependent cross sections for the photoproduction of pairs from nucleons
M. Dieterle, L. Witthauer, A. Fix +88
The double-polarization observable and helicity-dependent cross sections , have been measured for the photoproduction of pairs off quasi-free proton…
Measurement of the pi^0 -> e^+e^-gamma Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron
P. Adlarson, F. Afzal, P. Aguar-Bartolomé +94
The Dalitz decay pi^0 -> e^+e^-gamma has been measured in the gamma p -> pi^0 p reaction with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. The value obtained for the…
Signatures of the hexaquark in d(,)
M. Bashkanov, D. P. Watts, S. J. D. Kay +74
We report a measurement of the spin polarisation of the recoiling neutron in deuterium photodisintegration, utilising a new large acceptance polarimeter within the Crystal Ball at…
Novel optical interferometry of synchrotron radiation for absolute electron beam energy measurements
P. Klag, P. Achenbach, M. Biroth +10
A novel interferometric method is presented for the measurement of the absolute energy of electron beams. In the year 2016, a pioneering experiment was performed using a 195 MeV be…
First measurement of the polarization observable and helicity-dependent cross sections in single photoproduction from quasi-free nucleons
M. Dieterle, L. Witthauer, F. Cividini +84
The double-polarization observable and the helicity-dependent cross sections and have been measured for the first time for single photoproduction…