Photoproduction of the Eta Meson from the Deuteron Near Threshold

Abstract

Very recent data for the reaction gamma{d} --> eta{np} are analyzed within a model that includes contributions from the impulse approximation and next order corrections due to the np and eta{N} interactions in the final state. Comparison between the calculations and data indicate sizable contributions from the np and eta{N} final state interactions close to threshold.

Comments: Presented at the 7th International Workshop on Meson Production, Properties and Interaction, May 24-28 2002, Krakow, Poland