Study of the $η$N scattering amplitude through the associated photoproduction of $φ$- and $η$-mesons in the region of the N*(1535) resonance

Physics – Nuclear Physics – Nuclear Theory

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13 pages, 8 figures

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10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2006.05.003

The $\gamma p \to \phi \eta p$ reaction is studied in the kinematic region where the $\eta p$ final state originates dominantly from the decay of the N*(1535) resonance. The threshold laboratory photon energy for this reaction (at the peak of the S11 resonance) is $E_\gamma^{Lab} = $3 GeV. We will discuss it somewhat above threshold, at $E_\gamma^{Lab}\simeq 4-5$ GeV, in order to reach lower (absolute) values of the squared 4-momentum transfer from the initial photon to the final $\phi$-meson. In these conditions, we expect the t-channel $\pi^0$- and $\eta$-meson exchanges to drive the dynamics underlying the $\gamma p \to \phi \eta p$ process. The initial photon dissociates into the final $\phi$-meson and a virtual pseudoscalar meson ($\pi^0$ or $\eta$). The virtual pseudoscalar meson scatters from the proton target to produce the final $\eta p$ state. The $\pi^0 p \to \eta p$ and $\eta p \to \eta p$ amplitudes are derived in the framework of a coupled-channel effective field theory of meson-baryon scattering. We found the $\eta$-meson exchange to be largely dominant. The $\eta$-$\pi^0$ interference is of the order of $20 - 30 %$. The sign of this term is not known and has a significant influence on the results. The $\pi N\to \eta N$ amplitude being largely determined by data on the $\pi^- p \to \eta n$ reaction, we found that the $\gamma p \to \phi \eta p$ reaction cross section is rather directly related to the $\eta$-nucleon scattering amplitude in the N*(1535) resonance region. Accurate data on the $\gamma p \to \phi \eta p$ process would therefore put additional constraints on this still poorly known amplitude.

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