Incoherent pion photoproduction on the deuteron with polarization observables I: Formal expressions

Abstract

Formal expressions are developed for the general five-fold differential cross section of incoherent $π$-photoproduction on the deuteron including beam and target polarization. The polarization observables of the cross section are described by various beam, target and beam-target asymmetries for polarized photons and/or polarized deuterons. They are given as bilinear hermitean forms in the reaction matrix elements divided by the unpolarized cross section. In addition, the corresponding observables for the semi-exclusive reaction $\vec d(\vec γ,π)NN$ are also given.

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