Measurement of Differential Cross Sections
and Cx and Cz for
gamma p --> K^+ Lambda and gamma p --> K^+ Sigma^0
Using CLAS at Jefferson Lab

by Robert K. Bradford

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
in the Department of Physics,
Carnegie Mellon University

Final Draft: May 11, 2005

FilesContent
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ps pdf Title, etc...;
Chapter 1: Introduction
ps pdf Chapter 2: Jefferson Lab, CEBAF, and the CLAS Detector
ps pdf Chapter 3: Data Reduction and Yield Extraction
ps pdf Chapter 4: Acceptance and Photon Normalization for Differential Cross Sections
ps pdf Chapter 5: Double Polarization Observables: Cx and Cz
ps pdf Chapter 6: Systematic Uncertainties
ps pdf Chapter 7: Final Results and Discussion
ps pdf Appendix A: Bin Centering Correction Table
ps pdf Appendix B: Data Table: K+ \Lambda Differential Cross Sections
ps pdf Appendix C: Data Table: K+ \Sigma^0 Differential Cross Sections
ps pdf Appendix D: Data Table: Cx for K+ \Lambda
ps pdf Appendix E: Data Table: Cz for K+ \Lambda
ps pdf Appendix F: Data Table: Cx for K+ \Sigma^0
ps pdf Appendix G: Data Table: Cx for K+ \Sigma^0

The results for the differential cross sections have been published. See R. Bradford et al., Physical Review C 73, 035202 (2006). A text file with the numerical values (more convenient that the tables in the thesis appendices) can be downloaded here: TEXT DATA FILE.
Questions about the data can be addressed to Reinhard Schumacher: (schumacher@cmu.edu), or Robert Bradford: (bradford@pas.rochester.edu )