Abstract
Cross sections were determined in the Δ(1232) excitation region for the reactions (γ,p)pn and (γ,p)n at several photon energies and proton emission angles. Inclusive proton spectra were measured with a magnetic spectrometer, using quasimonochromatic -annihilation photons. The data can be mainly accounted for by predictions assuming photon absorption by a pair of nucleons, except in the high-momentum part of the proton spectra. They clearly indicate the need for additional contributions, such as three-body absorption mechanisms.
- Received 3 October 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.856
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