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20142024
most citedSearch for light massive gauge bosons as an explanation of the anomaly at MAMI

224 citations · 452 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

nucl-ex2024

Measurement of the cross sections at

M. Mihovilovič, L. Doria, P. Achenbach +22

We present the findings of a study based on a new inelastic electron-scattering experiment on the nucleus focusing on the kinematic region of $Q^2=0.8\,\mathrm{…

nucl-ex2023

Nuclear density dependence of polarization transfer in quasi-elastic reactions

T. Kolar, W. Cosyn, C. Giusti +52

The ratio of the transverse and longitudinal component of polarization transfer to protons in the quasi-elastic reaction, $P^{\prime}_x/P^{\prime}…

physics.ins-det2023

A Highly Segmented Neutron Polarimeter for A1

R. Spreckels, M. Hoek, U. Müller +1

A new neutron polarimeter for measuring the neutron's electric form factor was designed and constructed to complement the A1 spectrometer setup at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI). The d…

hep-ph2023

Non-forward radiative corrections to electron-carbon scattering

M. Mihovilovič, A. B. Weber, P. Achenbach +37

Radiative corrections to elastic scattering represent an important part of the interpretation of electron-induced nuclear reactions at small energy transfers, where they make for a…

nucl-ex2021

Measurement of the α-particle monopole transition form factor challenges theory: a low-energy puzzle for nuclear forces?

S. Kegel, P. Achenbach, S. Bacca +30

We perform a systematic study of the -particle excitation from its ground state to the resonance. The so-called monopole transition form factor is investigated v…

nucl-ex2021★ 4 cited

Measurements of the electron-helicity asymmetry in the quasi-elastic process

Tim Kolar, Sebouh J. Paul, Patrick Achenbach +43

We present measurements of the electron helicity asymmetry in quasi-elastic proton knockout from H and C nuclei by polarized electrons. This asymmetry depends on the f…

physics.ins-det2021★ 27 cited

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…

hep-ex2021★ 76 cited

PANDA Phase One

G. Barucca, F. Davì, G. Lancioni +421

The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, provides unique possibilities for a new generation of hadron-, nuclear- and atomic physics experiments. T…

nucl-ex2020★ 4 cited

Measurements of the induced polarization in the quasi-elastic process in non-coplanar kinematics

Sebouh J. Paul, Tim Kolar, Tilen Brecelj +44

We report measurements of the induced polarization of protons knocked out from H and C via the reaction. We have studied the dependence of $\v…

nucl-ex2020★ 7 cited

Measurement of the Generalized Polarizabilities of the Proton at Intermediate

H. Fonvieille, J. Beričič, L. Correa +35

Background: Generalized polarizabilities (GPs) are important observables to describe the nucleon structure, and measurements of these observables are still scarce. Purpose: This pa…

nucl-ex2020★ 8 cited

Comparison of recoil polarization in the process for protons extracted from and shell

T. Kolar, S. Paul, T. Brecelj +29

We present first measurements of the double ratio of the polarization transfer components f…

nucl-ex2020★ 11 cited

Beam-Normal Single Spin Asymmetry in Elastic Electron Scattering off Si and Zr

A. Esser, M. Thiel, P. Achenbach +30

We report on a new measurement of the beam-normal single spin asymmetry in the elastic scattering of 570 MeV transversely polarized electrons off Si and $^{…

nucl-ex2019★ 13 cited

New Insight in the -Dependence of Proton Generalized Polarizabilities

J. Beričič, L. Correa, M. Benali +35

Virtual Compton scattering on the proton has been investigated at three yet unexplored values of the four-momentum transfer : 0.10, 0.20 and 0.45 GeV, at the Mainz Microtr…

nucl-ex2019★ 2 cited

The proton charge radius extracted from the Initial State Radiation experiment at MAMI

Miha Mihovilovič, Patrick Achenbach, Tobias Beranek +32

We report on a comprehensive reinterpretation of the existing cross-section data for elastic electron-proton scattering obtained by the initial-state radiation technique, resulting…

nucl-ex2019★ 8 cited

Quasi-elastic polarization-transfer measurements on the deuteron in anti-parallel kinematics

Sebouh J. Paul, David Izraeli, Tilen Brecelj +41

We present measurements of the polarization-transfer components in the H reaction, covering a previously unexplored kinematic region with large positive (ant…

physics.acc-ph2017★ 12 cited

Vertical Beam Polarization at MAMI

B. S. Schlimme, P. Achenbach, K. Aulenbacher +35

For the first time a vertically polarized electron beam has been used for physics experiments at MAMI in the energy range between 180 and 855 MeV. The beam-normal single-spin asymm…

nucl-ex2016★ 56 cited

First measurement of proton's charge form factor at very low with initial state radiation

M. Mihovilovič, A. B. Weber, P. Achenbach +36

We report on a new experimental method based on initial-state radiation (ISR) in e-p scattering, in which the radiative tail of the elastic e-p peak contains information on the pro…

hep-ex2014★ 224 cited

Search for light massive gauge bosons as an explanation of the anomaly at MAMI

H. Merkel, P. Achenbach, C. Ayerbe Gayoso +33

A massive, but light abelian U(1) gauge boson is a well motivated possible signature of physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. In this paper, the search for the sig…