A measurement of the T dependence of the helicity structure of diffractive ρ meson electroproduction at HERA

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    Abstract

    The helicity structure of the diffractive electroproduction of ρ mesons, e + p → e + ρ + Y, is studied in a previously unexplored region of large four-momentum transfer squared at the proton vertex, t: 0 <t′ <3 GeV2, where t′ = t- tmin The data used are collected with the H1 detector at HERA in the kinematic domain 2,5 <Q2 <60 GeV2, 40 <W <120 GeV. No t dependence of the r0004 spin density matrix element is found. A significant t dependent helicity non-conservation from the virtual photon to the ρ meson is observed for the spin density matrix element combinations r005 + 2r115 and r001 + 2r111. These t dependences are consistently described by a perturbative QCD model based on the exchange of two gluons. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25-39
    Number of pages14
    JournalPhysics Letters. Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
    Volume539
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2002

    Keywords

    • High Energy Physics - Experiment

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