Updated resonance photodecay amplitudes to 2 GeV

Abstract

We present the results of an energy-dependent and set of single-energy partial-wave analyses of single-pion photoproduction data. These analyses extend from threshold to 2 GeV in the laboratory photon energy, and update our previous analyses to 1.8 GeV. Photodecay amplitudes are extracted for the baryon resonances within this energy range. We consider two photoproduction sum rules and the contributions of two additional resonance candidates found in our most recent analysis of \ensuremath{\pi}N elastic scattering data. Comparisons are made with previous analyses. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.