Microscopic description of $η$-photoproduction on light nuclei

V. B. Belyaev, N. V. Shevchenko, S. A. Rakityansky, W. Sandhas, S. Sofianos

Published 2001-08-09Version 1

A microscopic four-body description of near-threshold coherent photoproduction of the $\eta$ meson on the (3N)-nuclei is given. The photoproduction cross-section is calculated using the Finite Rank Approximation (FRA) of the nuclear Hamiltonian. The results indicate that the final state interaction of the $\eta$ meson with the residual nucleus plays an important role in the photoproduction process. Sensitivity of the results to the choice of the $\eta N$ T-matrix is investigated. The importance of obeying the condition of $\eta N$ unitarity is demonstrated.