Vector Meson Photoproduction with a Linearly Polarized Beam

Abstract

We propose a model based on Regge theory to describe photoproduction of light vector mesons. We fit the SLAC data and make predictions for the energy and momentum transfer dependence of the spin-density matrix elements in photoproduction of $\omega$, ${\rho }^0$ and $\varphi$ mesons at $E_{\gamma }\sim 8.5$ GeV, which are soon to be measured at Jefferson Lab.

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