Backward-angle photoproduction of eta meson from protons at Egamma = 1.6 - 2.4 GeV
Abstract
Differential cross sections for eta photoproduction off protons have been measured at Egamma = 1.6 - 2.4 GeV in the backward direction. A bump structure has been observed above 2.0 GeV in the total energy. No such bump is observed in cross sections for eta', omega and pi0 photoproductions. It is inferred that this unique structure in eta photoproduction is due to a baryon resonance with a large portion of ss-bar strongly coupled to the etaN channel.
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