STUDYING γ*N→Δ→πN WITH CROSS SECTIONS AND POLARIZATION OBSERVABLES
Preliminary results are presented of the reaction γ*N→Δ→πN that was studied at the Jefferson Laboratory for transferred four momentum of 1.0 (GeV/c)2. Angular distributions of the cross sections and polarizations were measured over much of the available phase space. Out of the eighteen response functions involved in this reaction, fourteen separate responses and two additional response combinations were extracted. All resonant and background multipole amplitudes were decomposed for s- and p-waves as well as several of the d-wave multipole amplitudes. The responses and multipoles were compared to model calculations. Significant differences were observed between the experimental values and those of the models for several of the responses and multipoles. The ratios of the electric and longitudinal quadrupole amplitudes to the magnetic dipole amplitude were extracted. These values are different from previously reported values.