Transverse Polarization Observables

in standard photoproduction notation


16 polarization observables, for definition see e.g.
L.S. Barker, A. Donnachie, J.K. Storrow, Nucl. Phys. B 95 (1975) 347 or
G. Knoechlein, D. Drechsel, L. Tiator, Z. Phys. A 352 (1995) 327-343

ds/dW, T, P, S, E, F, G, H, Cx', Cz', Ox', Oz', Tx', Tz', Lx', Lz'


Channel:  K+ K0 K+S0 K0S+ K+S K0S0
Choose groups of observables:  ds/dW , T, P, S, E, F, G, H
Cx', Cz', Ox', Oz', Tx', Tz', Lx', Lz'

Model input (on and off): Born K* (893)K1(1270)
Resonances in KL:S11(1650)P11(1710) P13(1720) D13(1900) (missing resonance)
Resonances in KS:S11(1650)P11(1710) P13(1720) S31(1900) P31(1910) 
Change values of Born couplings, relative to standard values: gKLN = -13.47, gKSN = 4.25 (no factors of 4p):
gKLN
gKSN

Change values of vector meson couplings GV,T =  ggKK* gV,TK*YN (relative to standard values):
K* (893)
K1(1270)
GV
GT
GV
GT


Change values of resonance couplings G1,2,3 =   g1,2,3gNN* gKYN (relative to standard values):
KL and KS
S11(1650)
P11(1710)
P13(1720)
G1
G3
G1
G3
 G1
G2
G3

 
KL only
KS only
D13(1900)
S31(1900)
 P31(1910)
G1
G2
G3
G1
G3
G1
G3


Choose kinematical variables

choose an independent (running) variable: Q² QK

choose values for Q², W, QK, step size and maximum value:
Q² (GeV/c)²
W (MeV)
QK (deg)
increment
upper value




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