T. Tamae

Photoproduction of neutral kaons on a liquid deuterium target in the threshold region

The photoproduction process of neutral kaons on a liquid deuterium target is investigated near the threshold region, E{sub {gamma}}=0.8-1.1 GeV. K{sup 0} events are reconstructed from positive and negative pions, and differential cross sections are derived. Experimental momentum spectra are compared with those calculated in the spectator model using a realistic deuteron wave function. Elementary amplitudes as given by recent isobar models and a simple phenomenological model are used to study the effect of the new data on the angular behavior of the elementary cross section. The data favor a backward-peaked angular distribution of the elementary n({gamma},K{sup 0}){lambda} process, which provides additional constraints on current models of kaon photoproduction. The present study demonstrates that the n({gamma},K{sup 0}){lambda} reaction can provide key information on the mechanism of the photoproduction of strangeness.

Photo-production of neutral kaons on 12C in the threshold region

Abstract The kaon photo-production process on 12C has been studied by measuring neutral kaons in the photon energy range of 0.8–1.1 GeV. Neutral kaons were identified by the invariant mass constructed from two charged pions emitted in the K S 0 → π + π − decay channel. The differential and integrated cross sections in the threshold photon energy region were obtained. The obtained momentum spectra were compared with a Spectator model calculation using elementary amplitudes of kaon photo-production given by recent isobar models. The present results provide the first information on the n ( γ , K 0 ) Λ reaction, which is expected to play an important role in constructing models of strangeness production by electromagnetic interactions. The experimental results show that the cross section of C 12 ( γ , K 0 ) is of the same order as that of C 12 ( γ , K + ) and suggest that a slightly backward K 0 angular distribution is favored in the γ n → K 0 Λ process.

Measurements of the generalized electric and magnetic polarizabilities of the proton at low Q2 using the virtual-compton-scattering reaction.

The mean square polarizability radii of the proton have been measured for the first time in a virtual-Compton-scattering experiment performed at the MIT-Bates out-of-plane scattering facility. Response functions and polarizabilities obtained from a dispersion analysis of the data at Q2 = 0.057 GeV2/c2 are in agreement with O(p3) heavy baryon chiral perturbation theory. The data support the dominance of mesonic effects in the polarizabilities.

First Elastic Electron Scattering from Xe132 at the SCRIT Facility

The first elastic electron scattering has been successfully performed at the self-confining radioactive-isotope ion target (SCRIT) facility, the worlds first electron scattering facility for SCRIT technique achieved high luminosity (over 10^{27}  cm^{-2} s^{-1}, sufficient for determining the nuclear shape) with only 10^{8} target ions. While ^{132}Xe used in this time as a target is a stable isotope, the charge density distribution was first extracted from the momentum transfer distributions of the scattered electrons by comparing the results with those calculated by a phase shift calculation.

Threshold electrodisintegration of 3He

Cross sections were measured for the near-threshold electrodisintegration of ^3He at momentum transfer values of q=2.4, 4.4, and 4.7 fm^{-1}. From these and prior measurements the transverse and longitudinal response functions R_T and R_L were deduced. Comparisons are made against previously published and new non-relativistic A=3 calculations using the best available NN potentials. In general, for q<2 fm^{-1} these calculations accurately predict the threshold electrodisintegration of ^3He. Agreement at increasing q demands consideration of two-body terms, but discrepancies still appear at the highest momentum transfers probed, perhaps due to the neglect of relativistic dynamics, or to the underestimation of high-momentum wave-function components.

Electrofission of 208Pb in the intermediate energy region.

The absolute electrofission cross section of {sup 208}Pb was measured in the energy range 35--250 MeV, and the photofission cross section was deduced by means of the virtual-photon technique. A structure observed in the ({gamma},{ital f}) curve, around 200 MeV, was interpreted on the basis of recent calculations for the thermalization process which were performed in the framework of the intranuclear cascade model.

Photoproduction of neutral kaons on C in the threshold region

Abstract The measurement of neutral kaon photoproduction in the threshold region is in progress at Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University. One of the purpose of the experiment is to study electromagnetic strangeness production mechanism, which is necessary for hypernuclear spectroscopy by electromagnetic probes. We have observed K 0 s produced on a carbon target in a commissioning run. Data taking will start in 2003.

The (γ, p0) reactions in the giant dipole resonance region of 51V and 52Cr nuclei

Abstract The differential cross sections at 90° for the 51 V(e, p 0 ) 50 Ti and 52 Cr(e, p 0 + p 1 ) 51 V reactions have been measured over the giant dipole resonance region. These cross sections were used to obtain the differential cross sections of the 51 V(γ, p 0 ) 50 Ti and 52 Cr(γ, p 0 + p 1 ) 51 V reactions. The results show two peaks that appear at the same energies as the main peaks of the (γ, n) and (γ, p) cross section for both nuclei. The angular distributions of protons from the (e, p) reaction have also been measured at several points of the incident electron energy. The coefficients A 2 obtained by fitting with a series of Legendre polynomials, W ( θ ) = 1 + A 1 P 1 (cos θ )+ A 2 P 2 (cos θ ), varies with excitation energy. These results are discussed in terms of the direct-semidirect process considering isospin effects in the giant dipole resonance.

Radiation damage of silicon microstrip detectors by high doses of 200-MeV electrons

Abstract A single-sided N-type silicon microstrip detector (SSD) was directly irradiated by a 200 MeV electron beam in order to examine radiation hardness. The leakage current increased linearly with the fluence up to 5×10 14 /cm 2 . The SSD efficiency began to drop at 2×10 14 /cm 2 , but was recovered by increasing the bias to 150 V and was maintained up to 3×10 14 /cm 2 . Noise figures increased slightly, but were within acceptable levels. Our results show that SSDs can operate up to a 200 MeV electron fluence of 3×10 14 /cm 2 without any significant degradation in performance.

The SCRIT electron scattering facility project at RIKEN RI beam factory

The self-confining RI target (SCRIT) electron scattering facility has been constructed at RIKEN RI Beam Factory. The commissioning experiment was performed, and the luminosity was achieved to around 1027 cm−2 s−1 with stable ions at a 250 mA electron beam current. For the electron scattering with short-lived unstable nuclei, the radioactive isotope production was started at electron-beam-driven RI separator for SCRIT. Furthermore, new devices, the electron spectrometer window frame spectrometer for electron scattering and the cooler buncher system were constructed. After the setup of new devices, a first electron scattering experiment with short-lived nuclei will be performed soon.