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Polarization observables in exclusive kaon photoproduction on the deuteron

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-11 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Single and double polarization observables for kaon photoproduction on the deuteron are studied theoretically with modern hyperon-nucleon forces. The kinematical region of the kaon scattered forward with large momentum is thoroughly investigated where either the quasifree scattering leading to the kaon and hyperon or the final-state interaction between hyperon and nucleon are expected. The quasifree scatterings show characteristic peaks in the inclusive cross sections. The final-state interaction effects are significant, especially around the Lambda-N and Sigma-N thresholds. The double polarization C_z is found to be sensitive to the final-state interaction effects. Precise data would help to clarify the property of the Lambda-N--Sigma-N interaction and also help to extract the information on the elementary amplitude from the quasifree scattering region.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0608052,
  title  = {Polarization observables in exclusive kaon photoproduction on the deuteron},
  author = {K. Miyagawa and T. Mart and C. Bennhold and W. Gloeckle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0608052},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages, 16 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. C