Measurement of the beam-spin azimuthal asymmetry associated with deeply-virtual compton scattering

A. Airapetian*, N. Akopov, Z. Akopov, M. Amarian, E. C. Aschenauer, H. Avakian, R. Avakian, A. Avetissian, E. Avetissian, P. Bailey, B. Bains, V. Baturin, C. Baumgarten, M. Beckmann, S. Belostotski, S. Bernreuther, N. Bianchi, H. Böttcher, A. Borissov, O. BouhaliM. Bouwhuis, J. Brack, S. Brauksiepe, W. Brückner, A. Brüll, I. Brunn, H. J. Bulten, G. P. Capitani, P. Chumney, E. Cisbani, G. Ciullo, G. R. Court, P. F. Dalpiaz, R. De Leo, L. De Nardo, E. De Sanctis, D. De Schepper, E. Devitsin, P. K.A. De Witt Huberts, P. Di Nezza, M. Düren, M. Ehrenfried, G. Elbakian, F. Ellinghaus, J. Ely, R. Fabbri, A. Fantoni, A. Fechtchenko, L. Felawka, B. W. Filippone, H. Fischer, B. Fox, J. Franz, S. Frullani, Y. Gärber, F. Garibaldi, E. Garutti, G. Gavrilov, V. Gharibyan, A. Golendukhin, G. Graw, O. Grebeniouk, P. W. Green, L. G. Greeniaus, A. Gute, W. Haeberli, K. Hafidi, M. Hartig, D. Hasch, D. Heesbeen, F. H. Heinsius, M. Henoch, R. Hertenberger, W. H.A. Hesselink, G. Hofman, Y. Holler, R. J. Holt, B. Hommez, G. Iarygin, A. Izotov, H. E. Jackson, A. Jgoun, P. Jung, R. Kaiser, J. Kanesaka, E. Kinney, A. Kisselev, P. Kitching, H. Kobayashi, N. Koch, K. Königsmann, H. Kolster, V. Korotkov, E. Kotik, V. Kozlov, B. Krauss, V. G. Krivokhijine, G. Kyle, L. Lagamba, A. Laziev, P. Lenisa, P. Liebing, T. Lindemann, W. Lorenzon, A. Maas, N. C.R. Makins, H. Marukyan, F. Masoli, M. McAndrew, K. McIlhany, F. Meissner, F. Menden, N. Meyners, O. Mikloukho, C. A. Miller, R. Milner, V. Muccifora, R. Mussa, A. Nagaitsev, E. Nappi, Y. Naryshkin, A. Nass, K. Negodaeva, W. D. Nowak, K. Oganessyan, T. G. O'Neill, B. R. Owen, S. F. Pate, S. Potashov, D. H. Potterveld, M. Raithel, G. Rakness, V. Rappoport, R. Redwine, D. Reggiani, A. R. Reolon, K. Rith, D. Robinson, A. Rostomyan, M. Ruh, D. Ryckbosch, Y. Sakemi, I. Sanjiev, F. Sato, I. Savin, C. Scarlett, A. Schäfer, C. Schill, F. Schmidt, G. Schnell, K. P. Schüler, A. Schwind, J. Seibert, B. Seitz, T. A. Shibata, V. Shutov, M. C. Simani, A. Simon, K. Sinram, E. Steffens, J. J.M. Steijger, J. Stewart, U. Stösslein, K. Suetsugu, S. Taroian, A. Terkulov, S. Tessarin, E. Thomas, B. Tipton, M. Tytgat, G. M. Urciuoli, J. F.J. Van Den Brand, G. Van Steenhoven, R. Van Vyver, J. J. Van Hunen, M. C. Vetterli, V. Vikhrov, M. G. Vincter, J. Visser, C. Weiskopf, J. Wendland, J. Wilbert, T. Wise, S. Yen, S. Yoneyama, H. Zohrabian

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Abstract

The beam spin asymmetry in hard electroproduction of photons was measured in the missing-mass (Mx) range upto 7 GeV. A nonzero asymmetry was observed in the exclusive domain for Mx ≤ 1.7 GeV. The observed asymmetry was attributed to the interference of the Bethe-Heitler and deeply virtual compton scattering (DVCS) process.

Original languageEnglish
Article number182001
Pages (from-to)1820011-1820015
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume87
Issue number18
Publication statusPublished - 29 Oct 2001
Externally publishedYes

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