We report on a measurement of Spin Density Matrix Elements (SDMEs) in hard exclusive ρ meson muoproduction at COMPASS using 160 GeV/c polarised μ+ and μ- beams impinging on a liquid hydrogen target. The measurement covers the kinematic range 5.0 GeV/ c2< W< 17.0 GeV/ c2 , 1.0 (GeV/c) 2< Q2< 10.0 (GeV/c) 2 and 0.01 (GeV/c) 2< 0.5 (GeV/c) 2 . Here, W denotes the mass of the final hadronic system, Q2 the virtuality of the exchanged photon, and pT the transverse momentum of the ρ meson with respect to the virtual-photon direction. The measured non-zero SDMEs for the transitions of transversely polarised virtual photons to longitudinally polarised vector mesons (γT∗→VL) indicate a violation of s-channel helicity conservation. Additionally, we observe a dominant contribution of natural-parity-exchange transitions and a very small contribution of unnatural-parity-exchange transitions, which is compatible with zero within experimental uncertainties. The results provide important input for modelling Generalised Parton Distributions (GPDs). In particular, they may allow one to evaluate in a model-dependent way the role of parton helicity-flip GPDs in exclusive ρ production.

Spin density matrix elements in exclusive ρ meson muoproduction

Alice C.;Amoroso A.;Beck R.;Bressan A.;Chiosso M.;D'Ago D.;Frolov V.;Giordano D.;Grasso A.;Guskov A.;Hoffmann M.;Ivanov A.;Ketzer B.;Kotzinian A. M.;Levorato S.;Longo R.;Maggiora A.;Molina R.;Panzieri D.;Parsamyan B.;Pochodzalla J.;Tosello F.;Ventura B.;
2023-01-01

Abstract

We report on a measurement of Spin Density Matrix Elements (SDMEs) in hard exclusive ρ meson muoproduction at COMPASS using 160 GeV/c polarised μ+ and μ- beams impinging on a liquid hydrogen target. The measurement covers the kinematic range 5.0 GeV/ c2< W< 17.0 GeV/ c2 , 1.0 (GeV/c) 2< Q2< 10.0 (GeV/c) 2 and 0.01 (GeV/c) 2< 0.5 (GeV/c) 2 . Here, W denotes the mass of the final hadronic system, Q2 the virtuality of the exchanged photon, and pT the transverse momentum of the ρ meson with respect to the virtual-photon direction. The measured non-zero SDMEs for the transitions of transversely polarised virtual photons to longitudinally polarised vector mesons (γT∗→VL) indicate a violation of s-channel helicity conservation. Additionally, we observe a dominant contribution of natural-parity-exchange transitions and a very small contribution of unnatural-parity-exchange transitions, which is compatible with zero within experimental uncertainties. The results provide important input for modelling Generalised Parton Distributions (GPDs). In particular, they may allow one to evaluate in a model-dependent way the role of parton helicity-flip GPDs in exclusive ρ production.
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Alexeev G.D.; Alexeev M.G.; Alice C.; Amoroso A.; Andrieux V.; Anosov V.; Augsten K.; Augustyniak W.; Azevedo C.D.R.; Badelek B.; Barth J.; Beck R.; B...espandi
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