Abstract
Pion virtual compton scattering (VCS) via the reaction π−→eπ−eγ was observed in the Fermilab E781 SELEX experiment. SELEX used a 600 GeV/c π- beam incident on target atomic electrons, detecting the incident π- and the final state π-, electron and γ. Theoretical predictions based on chiral perturbation theory are incorporated into a Monte Carlo simulation of the experiment and are compared to the data. The number of reconstructed events (=9) and their distribution with respect to the kinematic variables (for the kinematic region studied) are in reasonable accord with the predictions. The corresponding π- VCS experimental cross section is σ=38.8±13 nb, in agreement with the theoretical expectation of σ=34.7 nb.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 034613 |
Pages (from-to) | 346131-346139 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2002 |