Coherent photoproduction of the neutral pion and eta meson on the deuteron at incident energies below 1.15 GeV

Abstract

Coherent photoproduction of the neutral pion and eta meson on the deuteron, $\gamma d${$\to$}${\pi }^0\eta d$, has been experimentally studied at incident photon energies ranging from the reaction threshold to 1.15 GeV. The total cross section demonstrates a rapid rise below 1 GeV. The data are underestimated by the existing theoretical calculations based on quasi-free ${\pi }^0\eta$ photoproduction on the nucleon followed by deuteron coalescence. At the same time, the data are rather well reproduced by the calculations taking into account the final-state interaction. We have also measured for the first time the differential cross sections: the ${\pi }^0\eta$ invariant-mass distribution $d\sigma /d{M}_{\pi \eta }$, the ${\pi }^{0}d$ invariant-mass distribution $d\sigma /d{M}_{\pi d}$, the $\eta d$ invariant-mass distribution $d\sigma /d{M}_{\eta d}$, and the distribution over the deuteron emission angle $d\sigma /d{\Omega }_d$ in the overall center-of-mass frame. The measured cross section $d\sigma /d{\Omega }_d$ does not exhibit strongly backward-peaking behavior predicted by the calculations. At all incident energies, an increase in $d\sigma /d{M}_{\eta d}$ near the $\eta d$ threshold is observed, which indicates a bound or virtual $\eta d$ state resulting from a strong attraction between $\eta$ and a deuteron. The possibilities of using coherent ${\pi }^0\eta$ photoproduction on a nucleus to study the $\eta$-nuclear interaction are also discussed.

arXiv comment15 pages, 9 figures

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