Electromagnetic breakup of the deuteron in the Δ resonance region

Abstract

The processes d(γ, p)n and d(e, e′p)n have been studied in the Δ resonance region with explicit Δ degrees of freedom in a coupled channel treatment that includes all final state interactions. In particular, the dependence on the model for the potential and the Δ parametrization has been investigated. The main emphasis has been put on the photodisintegration. The total cross section for this process is considerably reduced by inclusion of the Δ interactions, resulting in better agreement with a recent experiment. The angular distribution up to the resonance region shows a stronger forward and backward peaking than experimental results do, while above the resonance the agreement is better. Whereas the γ asymmetry is affected very little by the coupled channel calculation compared with the impulse approximation, the proton polarization is quite sensitive to the proper treatment of the Δ degrees of freedom.