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The angular distribution of the photoproduction of positive pions from hydrogen by 187 MeV γ-rays

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The differential cross-section for π+ photoproduction from hydrogen by γ-rays of laboratory energy 187 MeV has been measured at four angles. Two identical counter systems, designed to detect low energy pions unambiguosly in intense electron and γ-ray backgrounds, were used in conjunction with a cylindrical liquid hydrogen target, of very low boil-off rate. The cross-sections at laboratory angles of 39.2°, 66.7°, 111.6°, and 134° are 7.49±0.47, 8.10±0.57, 8.36±0.61 and 9.54±0.61, ·10−30cm2/sr, respectively, where the assigned errors refer only to the relative values. The absolute cross-sections are in substantial agreement with the dispersion theory and confirm the front to back asymmetry.

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Si è misurata a quattro differenti angoli la sezione d’urto differenziale per la fotoproduzione di π+ su idrogeno dovuta a raggi γ di energia di 187 MeV nel sistema del laboratorio Si sono usati, assieme con una targhetta cilindrica di idrogeno liquido, due sistemi identici di contatori progettati per svelare senza ambiguità pioni di bassa energia misti a fondi intensi di elettroni e raggi γ. Le sezioni d’urto agli angoli di 39.2°, 66.7°, 111.6° e 134° nel sistema del laboratorio sono rispettivamente 7.49±0.47, 8.10±0.57, 8.36±0.61 e 9.54±0.61, e gli errori indicati si riferiscono soltanto ai valori relativi. Le sezioni d’urto assolute sono in sostanziale accordo con la teoria di dispersione e confermano l’asimmetria anteroposteriore.

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Lewis, G.M., Leith, D.W.G.S., Thomas, D.L. et al. The angular distribution of the photoproduction of positive pions from hydrogen by 187 MeV γ-rays. Nuovo Cim 27, 384–393 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02785550

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