Forward coherent $\omega$ and $\phi$ mesons production in the photon induced reaction on nuclei

Abstract

The differential cross sections of the forward coherent $\omega$ and $\phi$ mesons photoproduction from nuclei have been calculated using the Glauber model for the nuclear reaction. The measured cross section of the elementary reaction, i.e., $\gamma N \to \omega (\phi) N$ reaction, are used as input in the Glauber model. The experimentally determined free-space scattering parameters of the quoted mesons have been used to evaluate the meson nucleus interactions. The sensitivity of the cross section to the Fermi-motion of the nucleon and the nucleon-nucleon short-range correlation in the nucleus are studied. The calculated results are compared with the measured cross sections.