The beam-helicity asymmetry has been measured simultaneously for the
reactions (e p \to e p \gamma) and (e p \to e p \pi^0) in the Δ(1232)
resonance region at Q2= 0.35 (GeV/c)2. The experiment was performed at
MAMI with a longitudinally polarized beam and an out-of-plane detection of the
proton. The results are compared with calculations based on Dispersion
Relations for virtual Compton scattering and with the MAID model for pion
electroproduction. There is an overall good agreement between experiment and
theoretical calculations. The remaining discrepancies may be ascribed to an
imperfect parametrization of some γ(∗)N→πN multipoles, mainly
contributing to the non-resonant background. The beam-helicity asymmetry in
both channels (γ and π0) shows a good sensitivity to these
multipoles and should allow future improvement in their parametrization.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figures, version to appear in EPJ