Measurement of the double polarisation observable G in single pseudoscalar meson photoproduction

Abstract

The excitation spectrum of the nucleon consists of several overlapping resonances. To identify these resonances and their contributions to the measured cross sections, a partial wave analysis is used. A set of at least eight, well chosen, single and double polarisation observables is needed to derive an unambiguous solution. With the Crystal Barrel/TAPS setup at ELSA, single and double polarisation observables can be measured in different reaction channels, by using the combination of a linearly or circularly polarised photon beam and a longitudinally or transversely polarised butanol frozen spin target. Results of the G asymmetry measurement, using linearly polarised photons and longitudinally polarised protons, for pion and eta photoproduction are presented. This project is supported by the DFG (SFB/TR16).