First Measurement of the Double Spin Asymmetry in \u3csup\u3e→\u3c/sup\u3ee\u3csup\u3e→\u3c/sup\u3ep → e ‘π⁺ in the Resonance Region

Abstract

The double spin asymmetry in the →e→p → e\u27 π+n reaction has been measured for the first time in the resonance region for four-momentum transfer Q2 = 0.35-1.5 GeV2. Data were taken at Jefferson Lab with the CLAS detector using a 2.6 GeV polarized electron beam incident on a polarized solid NH3 target. Comparison with predictions of phenomenological models shows strong sensitivity to resonance contributions. Helicity-1/2 transitions are found to be dominant in the second and third resonance regions. The measured asymmetry is consistent with a faster rise with Q2 of the helicity asymmetry A1 for the F15(1680) resonance than expected from the analysis of the unpolarized data

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