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First measurement of πœ‹βˆ’β’ β†’ 𝑒 β’πœ‹βˆ’β’π‘’β’π›Ύ pion virtual compton scattering
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First measurement of πœ‹βˆ’β’ β†’ 𝑒 β’πœ‹βˆ’β’π‘’β’π›Ύ pion virtual compton scattering

A Ocherashvili, G Alkhazov, A. G Atamantchouk, M. Y Balatz, N. F Bondar, P. S Cooper, L. J Dauwe, G. V Davidenko, U Dersch, A. G Dolgolenko, …
Physical review. C, Nuclear physics, Vol.66(3), 034613
09/2002
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.66.034613
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/hep-ex/0109003View
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Abstract

Pion virtual compton scattering (VCS) via the reaction π-e→π-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.

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