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\boldmath
{\bf Diffractive electroproduction of \rh\ and \ph\  mesons} \\
{\bf  at HERA-1}
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H1 Collaboration

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\begin{abstract}
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\noindent

This paper reports an H1 preliminary analysis of HERA-1 data for \rh\ and \ph\
VM diffractive production, both
in the elastic and proton dissociative channel.
The analysed data, which correspond to 51 \invpb, include a total of
12500 events in the transition
region from low \qsq\ to the perturbative domain, $2.5 < \qsq <
60~\gevsq$, with data analysed in a
consistent way, in particular for background estimates.
The total, longitudinal and transverse cross sections are measured as a
function of \qsq, $W$ and
\modt.
The polarisation efects are discussed in detail, in particular the \qsq,
\modt\ and (for \rh\
mesons) \mpp\ dependences of the s-channel helicity conserving and
violating amplitudes and
phases.
A consistent picture of VM production at intermediate and large \qsq\
thus emerges from H1
HERA-1 measurements, which can be interpreted in a QCD framework.

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\section{Introduction}
                                                                                       \label{sect:introduction}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

This analysis is devoted to the study of diffractive electroproduction of \rh\ and \ph\ vector
mesons (designed in the following as VM),
in the elastic and in the proton dissociative channels:

%
\begin{eqnarray}
 e + p \rightarrow e + Y + VM \nonumber \\
 \rho \rightarrow \pi^+ + \pi^-  \ \ {\rm (BR \simeq 100\% )}   \nonumber \\
 \phi \rightarrow K^+ + K^-   \ \ {\rm (BR = 49.2 \pm 0.6\% )},
  \label{eq:process}
\end{eqnarray}
%


where $Y$ represents the elastically scattered proton or a diffractively excited baryonic system,
well separated in rapidity from the vector meson.

The data analysed here were taken by H1 from 1996 to 2000, which corresponds to
$\approx 90\%$ of the data collected by H1 before the luminosity upgrade in 2002 (``HERA-1"
data set).
The interacting particles were electrons or positrons~\footnote{In the rest of this paper, the word 
``electron'' will be generically used for electron and positron.} of energy 27.5 GeV,
colliding with 820 or 920 GeV protons, which corresponds to electron-proton centre of mass energies
of $\sqrt{s}= 300$ and $320~\gev$, respectively.
The effective luminosity used for this analysis is of 51~\invpb.

The kinematic domain of the measurement is:
%
\begin{eqnarray}
2.5  < Q^2 < 60~\gevsq       \nonumber \\
35 < W < 180~\gev           \nonumber \\
|t| < 3~\gevsq       \nonumber \\
M_Y < 5~\gevcsq,
 \label{eq:kin_range}
\end{eqnarray}
%
where $Q^2 = -q^2$, $q$ being the virtual photon four-momentum, $W \simeq \qsq / x$ is the
photon-proton centre of
mass energy ($x$ is the Bjorken scaling variable) and $t$ is the square of the four-momentum transfer
from the incident proton to the scattered system $Y$, of which the mass is $M_Y$.




 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section{Cross section measurements}
                                                  \label{sect:cross_sections}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

The measurements of diffractive \rh\ and \ph\ meson electroproduction cross sections,
at Born level, are presented and discussed in this section for the elastic and for the proton 
dissociation processes.

They are presented in terms of $\gamma^{\star} p$ cross sections, as extracted
from the $ep$ cross sections
in the Weiszacker-Williams equivalent photon approximation using the relation 
\begin{equation}
   \frac { {\rm d}^2 \sigma (e\ \!p \rightarrow e\ \!V\ \!Y)}
         { {\rm d} y \  {\rm d} \qsq} =
   \Gamma\ \sigma (\gstarVM),
                                                                                    \label{eq:gamma*p}
\end{equation} 
where the flux $\Gamma$ of virtual photons and the inelasticity $y$ are given by
\begin{equation}
   \Gamma = \frac {\alpha_{em}} {\pi } \ \frac {1 - y + y^2 / 2 } { y \ \qsq} ,
   \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \     y = \frac {p \cdot q} {p \cdot k},
                                                                                       \label{eq:gamma}
\end{equation}
$\alpha_{em}$ being the fine structure constant and $p$ and  $k$ the 4-momenta of the incident
proton and of the incident electron, respectively.


\boldmath
\subsection{\qsq\ dependences}  
                                                                                \label{sect:qsq_dep}
\unboldmath

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\subsubsection{Total cross sections}
                                                                                \label{sect:sigma_tot_f_qsq} 
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

The measurements of elastic and proton dissociative $\gamma^*p$ cross sections of \rh\ and
\ph\ mesons, in the elastic and the proton dissociation channels, are presented in
Fig.~\ref{fig:sigma_f_qsqplmsq} as a function of the scaling variable \qsqplmsq, for
$W = 75~\gev$.


%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig1.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig2.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{\qsqplmsq\ dependence of the $\gstarVM$ cross sections for $W = 75~\gev$:
(a) \rh\ meson production; (b) \ph\ production. 
The upper points are for the elastic processes, the lower points for proton dissociative 
diffraction, divided by a factor 2 to improve the readability of the figures.
Overall normalisation errors of 4.7\% for \rh\ and 5.4\% for \ph\ mesons are not included in the
error bars. H1 measurements of \rh~\protect\cite{h1-rho-95-96} and \ph~\protect\cite{h1-phi-95-96}
electroproduction at low \qsq\ (shifted vertex, SV) and
ZEUS measurements of \rh~\protect\cite{z-rho} and \ph~\protect\cite{z-phi} electroproduction 
are also shown (the ZEUS \rh\ measurement was ported to $W = 75~\gev$ using the $W$ dependence
measured by ZEUS).
%Data on \rh\ photoproduction from H1~\protect\cite{h1-rho-photoprod-94} and on
%\rh~\protect\cite{z-rho-photoprod,z-rho} and \ph~\protect\cite{z-phi-photoprod,z-phi} 
%photo- and electroproduction from ZEUS are also shown.
}
\label{fig:sigma_f_qsqplmsq}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\subsubsection{Proton dissociative to elastic cross section ratios; factorisation}
                                                                                \label{sect:pd_on_el_f_qsq} 
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Figure~\ref{fig:pd_on_el_f_qsq} presents, as a function of \qsq, the ratios of the 
elastic and proton dissociative \gstarp\ cross sections for \rh\ and \ph\ mesons,
for the dissociative mass domain $M_Y < 5~\gevcsq$ defined in the present experiment.

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig3.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig4.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{\qsq\ dependence of the ratio of proton dissociative to elastic \gstarp\ cross
sections for $W = 75~\gev$:
(a) \rh; (b) \ph\ production.
The overall normalisation error on the ratios, which is not included in the error bars,
is 4\%.}
\label{fig:pd_on_el_f_qsq}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\boldmath
\subsubsection{\ph\ to \rh\ total cross section ratio}
                                                                                \label{sect:phi_on_rh_f_qsq}
\unboldmath
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Figure~\ref{fig:phi_on_rh_f_qsq} displays the \ph\ to \rh\ elastic cross section ratio,
plotted as a function of \qsq\ and of \qsqplmsq.
In these ratios, several uncertainties cancel, in particular those related to proton dissociation
background subtraction.


%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig5.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig6.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
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\caption{Ratio of the \ph\ to \rh\ cross sections for $W = 75~\gev$:
(a) as a function of \qsq; (b) as a function of \qsqplmsq.
The overall normalisation errors on the ratios, which are not included in the error bars,
are of 4\%. H1 measurements of \rh~\protect\cite{h1-rho-95-96} and \ph~\protect\cite{h1-phi-95-96}
electroproduction at low \qsq\ (shifted vertex, SV) are also shown}
\label{fig:phi_on_rh_f_qsq}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\subsubsection{Polarised cross sections}
                                                                                \label{sect:sigma_pol_f_qsq}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

The \gstarp\ cross section can be expressed as the sum of the contributions of transversely
and longitudinally polarised virtual photons:
\begin{equation}
   \sigma (\gstarVM) =   (\sigma_T + \varepsilon\ \!\sigma_L) \  (\gstarVM) =
                                     \sigma_T (\gstarVM) \ (1 + \varepsilon\ \! R) ,
                                                                                    \label{eq:sigmaT}
\end{equation}
where $\varepsilon$ is the photon polarisation parameter given by
$\varepsilon \simeq (1 - y) \sur (1 - y + y^2/2)$, with $0.91 < \varepsilon < 1.00$,
$\av {\varepsilon} = 0.98$ in the present data.


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\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig7.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig8.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{\qsqplmsq\ dependences of (a) longitudinal and (b) transverse $\gstarp$ cross sections
for elastic \rh\ and \ph\ meson production with $W = 75~\gev$.
The error bars include the error on the cross section ratio $R$.
Overall normalisation errors of 4.7\% for \rh\ and 5.4\% for \ph\ mesons are not included
in the error bars.
The superimposed curves are predictions from the models of ref.~\protect\cite{kroll-pred}
(Grey area), of ref.~\protect\cite{ivanov-pred} (red line) and of ref.~\protect\cite{soyez-pred}
(black line). 
}
\label{fig:sigma_pol_f_qsq_mod}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
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The longitudinal and transverse cross sections are presented in
Fig.~\ref{fig:sigma_pol_f_qsq_mod} for elastic  \rh\ and \ph\ production,
using the total cross section measurements, the cross section ratio
$R = \sigma_L \sur \sigma_T$ obtained in section~\ref{sect:polar_disc_R} from measurements
of the spin density matrix elements, and the value of $\varepsilon$ in the bin; the error on $R$
is propagated to the polarised cross sections.


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\boldmath
\subsection{$W$ dependences}
                                                  \label{sect:W_dep}
\unboldmath
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Figure~\ref{fig:sigma_f_W} displays the $W$ dependences of elastic $\gamma^*p$ cross
sections for \rh\ and \ph\ mesons, for several \qsq\ values.

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig9.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig10.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{$W$ dependences of the (a) \rh\ and (b) \ph\ elastic $\gstarVM$ cross
sections, for several \qsq\ values.
Overall normalisation errors of 4.7\% for \rh\ and 5.4\% for \ph\ mesons are not included
in the error bars.
H1 measurements of \rh~\protect\cite{h1-rho-95-96} 
electroproduction at low \qsq\ (shifted vertex, SV) are also shown.
The lines are fits to eq.~(\ref{eq:W-fit}).
}
\label{fig:sigma_f_W}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


The $W$  dependence of the cross sections is characterised by power law fits
of the form
\begin{equation}
         \sigma (\gsp)  \propto W^{\delta},
                                                                                             \label{eq:W-fit}
\end{equation}
represented by the lines in Fig.~\ref{fig:sigma_f_W}.
This parameterisation is inspired by the Regge
description of soft interactions, with
\begin{equation}
    \delta \simeq  4 \ ( \alpom ( \langle t \rangle )  - 1),
\ \ \    \alpom(t) = \alpom(0) + \alp \ t.
                                                                                              \label{eq:deltafit}
\end{equation}
In soft interactions, typical values for the intercept and the slope of the Regge trajectory
are $\alpom(0) \simeq 1.08$~\cite{dola} and $\alp \simeq 0.25~\gevsqm$~\cite{alphaprim}.

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\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig11.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
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\caption{Evolution with \qsqplmsq\ of the parameter $\alpom(0)$, extracted with the soft
value $\alp = 0.25~\gevsqm$ and with $\alp = 0$ (no shrinkage -- outer error bars),
for \rh\ and \ph\ elastic production.
H1 low \qsq\ \rh\ \cite{h1-rho-95-96}, \jpsi\ \protect\cite{h1-jpsi-hera1} and DVCS \cite{h1-dvcs} measurements
as well as ZEUS measurements for
\rh~\protect\cite{z-rho}, \ph~\protect\cite{z-phi} and
\jpsi~\protect\cite{z-jpsi} are also shown.
Where relevant, original measurements of the parameter $\delta$ are transformed in
measurements of $\alpom(0)$ using $\alp = 0.25~\gevsqm$ and $\langle t \rangle
= 1/b$.
The value 1.08, typical for soft diffraction, is indicated by the dashed line.}
\label{fig:alphapom0_f_qsq}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The $W$ dependences of VM elastic cross sections are summarised in
Fig.~\ref{fig:alphapom0_f_qsq} in the form of the \qsqplmsq\ dependence of
$\alpom(0)$, for \rh, \ph\ and \jpsi\ mesons and Deeply virtual Compton Scattering 
(DVCS).

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\boldmath
\subsection{\modt\ dependences}
                                                  \label{sect:t_dep}
\unboldmath
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\begin{center}
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\put(0.0,8.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig12.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,8.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig13.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig14.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig15.eps,height=8.0cm,width=8.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{$t$ dependences of the $\gstarVM$ cross sections for several ranges in \qsq:
(a) \rh\ and (b) \ph\ elastic production; (c)-(d) proton dissociation.
The distributions are multiplied by constant factors, to help readibility of the figures.
%Overall normalisation errors are not included in the error bars.
The superimposed black lines correspond to exponential fits, over the indicated \modt\ ranges.
The superimposed red curves are predictions from the models 
of ref.~\protect\cite{ivanov-pred}.
}
\label{fig:sigma_f_t}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The $t$ distributions for \rh\ and \ph\ elastic and proton dissociative productions are presented in 
Fig.~\ref{fig:sigma_f_t} for different ranges in \qsq.
These distributions are well described by empirical exponential laws of type
${\rm d}\sigma (\gstarp) \sur {\rm d}t\  \propto e^{-b~\! |t|}$,
which are represented on the figure by the superimposed lines.

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\begin{center}
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\begin{picture}(14.0,7.0)
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig16.eps,height=7.0cm,width=7.0cm}}
\put(7.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig17.eps,height=7.0cm,width=7.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{\qsqplmsq\ dependences of the $b$ slope parameters of the exponentially
falling \modt\ distributions of \rh\ and \ph\ \gstarVM\ cross sections:
(a) elastic scattering; (b) proton dissociation.
H1 data for
 \jpsi\ production~\cite{h1-jpsi-hera1}
and ZEUS data for \rh~\protect\cite{z-rho-photoprod,z-rho},
\ph~\protect\cite{z-phi-photoprod,z-phi}
and \jpsi\ production~\protect\cite{z-jpsi}
are also presented.}
\label{fig:b_f_qsq}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The slope parameters $b$, extracted from exponential fits in the range
$\modt~\leq 0.5~\gevsq$ for elastic scattering and $\modt~\leq 3~\gevsq$ for proton dissociation
are presented as a function of \qsqplmsq\ in Fig.~\ref{fig:b_f_qsq}, together
with other \rh, \ph\ and \jpsi\ photo- and electroproduction results from H1 and ZEUS.


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section{Polarisation measurements}
                                                  \label{sect:polarisation}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


The spin and parity properties of the exchange responsible for diffractive VM production are
accessed through measurements of three angles characterising the VM decay into two
pseudoscalar particles. 
In the helicity frame used for the present measurement, one is chosen as the azimuthal angle
$\phi$, which in the $\gamma^{\star} p$ centre of mass system is the angle between the
electron scattering plane and the VM production plane (defined by the virtual photon and the
VM directions).
The other two angles, describing the vector meson decay, are chosen in the VM rest frame
as the polar angle $\theta$ and the azimuthal angle $\phib$ of the positively charged decay
particle, the quantization axis being directed oppositely to the outgoing $Y$ system direction.


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\subsection{Spin density matrix elements}
                                                                                        \label{sect:matrix-elements}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

In the formalism presented in ref.~\cite{sch-w}, which is used extensively here, angular
distributions allow the measurement of (complex) spin density matrix elements, which are bilinear
combinations of the helicity amplitudes
$T_{\lambda_V \lambda_{N'}, \lambda_{\gamma} \lambda_{N}}$, where
$\lambda_{\gamma}$ and  $\lambda_{V}$ are the helicities of the VM and of the virtual photon,
respectively, and $\lambda_{N}$ and $\lambda_{N'}$  the helicities of the incoming proton and
of the outgoing baryonic system $Y$.

In the absence of longitudinal beam polarisation, 15 real or imaginary independent
components of the spin density matrix are non-zero.
They enter in the normalised angular distribution $W(\theta, \phib, \phi)$:
%
\begin{eqnarray}
&& W(\theta, \phib, \phi) = \frac{3}{4\pi}\ \; \left\{ \ \
  \frac{1}{2} (1 - \rzqzz) + \frac{1}{2} (3 \ \rzqzz -1) \
  \cos^2\theta \right. \nonumber \\
&&  - \sqrt{2}\ {\rm Re} \ \rzquz\ \sin 2\theta  \cos\phib
    - \rzqumu\ \sin^2\theta \cos 2\phib \nonumber \\
&&  - \varepsilon\ \cos2\phi  \left(
      \ruuu\ \sin^2\theta + \ruzz\ \cos^2\theta
      - \sqrt{2}\ {\rm Re} \ \ruuz\ \sin2\theta \cos\phib \right.
\nonumber \\
&&    \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
      - \left. \ruumu\ \sin^2\theta \cos2\phib \frac{}{} \right) \nonumber \\
&&    - \varepsilon\ \sin2\phi  \left( \sqrt{2}\ {\rm Im}\ \rduz\
\sin2\theta
\sin\phib
      +  {\rm Im}\ \rdumu\ \sin^2\theta \sin2\phib \right) \nonumber
\\
&&  + \sqrt{2\varepsilon\ (1+\varepsilon)}\ \cos\phi\ \left(  \frac{ }{ } \rcuu\
\sin^2\theta
      + \rczz\ \cos^2\theta \right. \nonumber \\
&&    \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ - \sqrt{2}\ {\rm Re} \ \rcuz\
\sin 2\theta \cos\phib
       - \left. \rcumu\ \sin^2\theta \cos2\phib \frac{ }{ } \right) \nonumber \\
&&  + \sqrt{2\varepsilon\ (1+\varepsilon)}\ \sin\phi\ \left( \sqrt{2}\
{\rm Im}
\
          \rsuz\ \sin2\theta \sin\phib  \right. \nonumber \\
&&    \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left.
        \left. + {\rm Im}\ \rsumu\ \sin^2\theta \sin2\phib \frac{ }{ } \right)\
\right\} .
                                        \label{eq:W}
\end{eqnarray}

The matrix elements can be measured as projections of the normalised angular distribution
(\ref{eq:W}) onto specific orthogonal functions of the $\theta$, \phib\ and \ph\ angles, one
function corresponding to one matrix element 
( see ref.~\cite{sch-w}). 

Both for \rh\ and \ph\ meson production, the matrix element measurements for the elastic and
proton dissociative channels are found to be compatible within experimental errors. In order to improve the
statistical significance of the measurements, elastic and proton dissociation
event samples are combined in the following for $\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$; for $0.5 < \modt < 3~\gevsq$, 
the tag samples only are used, in view of the \rhop\ background among notag \rh\ events.


%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.0,16.0)
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig18.eps,height=16.0cm,width=16.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Spin density matrix elements for diffractive electroproduction of \rh\ mesons
as a function of \qsq.
The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.
The dashed lines show the expected vanishing expectation values for SCHC exchange.
ZEUS results~\cite{z-rho} are also shown.
Model predictions~\cite{kroll-pred } are superimposed to the data.
}
\label{fig:matelem_f_qsq_rho}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.0,16.0)
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig19.eps,height=16.0cm,width=16.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Spin density matrix elements for diffractive electroproduction of \ph\ mesons
as a function of \modt. The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.
The dashed lines show the expected vanishing expectation values for SCHC exchange.
ZEUS results~\cite{z-rho-older} are also shown.
}
\label{fig:matelem_f_t_rho}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.0,16.0)
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig20.eps,height=16.0cm,width=16.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Spin density matrix elements for diffractive electroproduction of \ph\ mesons
as a function of \qsq. The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.
The dashed lines show the expected vanishing expectation values for SCHC exchange.
ZEUS results~\cite{z-phi} are also shown.
Model predictions~\cite{kroll-pred } are superimposed to the data.
}
\label{fig:matelem_f_qsq_phi}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.0,16.0)
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig21.eps,height=16.0cm,width=16.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Spin density matrix elements for diffractive electroproduction of \ph\ mesons
as a function of \modt. The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.
The dashed lines show the expected vanishing expectation values for SCHC exchange.
}
\label{fig:matelem_f_t_phi}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\boldmath
\subsection{Cross section ratio $R = \sigma_L / \sigma_T$}   
                                                                                  \label{sect:polar_disc_R}
\unboldmath



Figure~\ref{fig:rlt-q2-t-m} presents the measurements of $R$
as a function of \qsq\ for \rh\  and \ph\ mesons, and as a function of \mpp\
for \rh\ mesons

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.5,5.5)
\put(2.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig22.eps,height=5.5cm,width=5.5cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig23.eps,height=5.5cm,width=5.5cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Ratio $R = \sigma_L \sur \sigma_T$ of the longitudinal and transverse cross sections,
as a function of
(a) \qsq\ and (b) \modt\ for \rh\ and \ph\ meson diffractive production together with previous H1 
\cite{h1-rho-95-96,h1-phi-95-96,h1-rho-photoprod-94} and ZEUS 
\cite{z-rho-photoprod,z-rho,z-phi} measurements;
(c) of \mpp\ for \rh\ meson production.
The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.}
\label{fig:rlt-q2-t-m}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\subsection{Amplitude ratios }
                                                                                  \label{sect:polar_disc_amplitudes}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Assuming purely imaginary amplitudes, the relative strengths of the four amplitudes, with reference to the
dominant $T_{00}$ amplitude :
\begin{eqnarray}
\alpha  =  \ralpha          \nonumber \\
\beta   =  \rbeta            \nonumber \\
\delta  =   \rdelta            \nonumber \\
\eta    =   \reta
\end{eqnarray}
can be computed from global fits to the measurements of  the 15 matrix elements (see Appendix~B) .  

The fit results for the four amplitude ratios are presented in
Figs.~\ref{fig:ampl-ratios}, as a function of \qsq\ and
\modt\ for \rh\ and \ph\ mesons. Negative values are allowed for $\alpha$ - $\eta$, the corresponding amplitudes
being then supposed to be opposite in phase.

%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1.0cm}
\begin{picture}(16.0,9.0)
\put(0.0,4.5){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig24.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(4.0,4.5){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig25.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(8.0,4.5){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig26.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(12.,4.5){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig27.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(0.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig28.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(4.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig29.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(8.0,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig30.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\put(12.,0.0){\epsfig{file=H1prelim-08-013.fig31.eps,height=4.0cm,width=4.0cm}}
\end{picture}
\caption{Amplitude ratios for \rh\ and \ph\ production, computed from global fits to the measurements 
of  the 15 matrix elements, as a function of \qsq\ (upper row) and \modt\ (lower row).
The notag ($\modt < 0.5~\gevsq$) and tag ($\modt < 3~\gevsq$) samples are combined.}
\label{fig:ampl-ratios}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------

\clearpage

\newpage

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section{Appendix A}  
                                                  \label{sect:appendix_A}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Spin density matrix elements relevant for VM electroproduction with unpolarised lepton beam,
given in terms of helicity amplitudes $T_{\lambda_V \lambda_\gamma}$
(natural parity exchange is not assumed)~\cite{sch-w}:
\begin{eqnarray}
% -- 1 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \rzqzz\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \left[
                 \frac{1}{2N_T}
                 \left(  
                     |T_{01}|^2 + |T_{0-1}|^2
                 \right) +
                 \frac{\varepsilon R}{N_L}
                 |T_{00}|^2
             \right] \\
% -- 2 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Re}\,\rzquz\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             {\rm Re}\,\left[
                 \frac{1}{2N_T}
                 \left(  
                     T_{11}T_{01}^\dagger +
                     T_{1-1}T_{0-1}^\dagger
                 \right) +
                 \frac{\varepsilon R}{N_L}
                     T_{10}T_{00}^\dagger
             \right] \\
% -- 3 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \rzqumu\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \left[
                 \frac{1}{2N_T}
                 \left(  
                     T_{11}T_{-11}^\dagger +
                     T_{1-1}T_{-1-1}^\dagger
                 \right) +
                 \frac{\varepsilon R}{N_L}
                     T_{10}T_{-10}^\dagger
             \right] \\
% -- 4 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruzz\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}
                 \left(
                     T_{0-1}T_{01}^\dagger +
                     T_{01}T_{0-1}^\dagger
                 \right) \label{eqn:ruzz}  \\
% -- 5 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruuu\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}
                 \left(
                     T_{1-1}T_{11}^\dagger +
                     T_{11}T_{1-1}^\dagger
                 \right) \label{eqn:ruuu} \\
% -- 6 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Re}\,\ruuz\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}\,
             {\rm Re}\,\left(
                     T_{1-1}T_{01}^\dagger +
                     T_{11}T_{0-1}^\dagger
             \right) \\
% -- 7 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruumu\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}
             \left(
                 T_{1-1}T_{-11}^\dagger +
                 T_{11}T_{-1-1}^\dagger
             \right) \\
% -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Im}\,\rduz\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}\,
             {\rm Re}\, \left(
                     T_{1-1}T_{01}^\dagger -
                     T_{11}T_{0-1}^\dagger
                 \right) \\
% -- 9 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Im}\,\rdumu\ = \frac{1}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{2N_T}\,
             {\rm Re}\,
                \left(
                     T_{1-1}T_{-11}^\dagger -
                     T_{11}T_{-1-1}^\dagger
                 \right) \\
% -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------------
&& \rczz\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
             \left[
                    {\rm Re}\,(T_{00}T_{01}^\dagger) -
                    {\rm Re}\,(T_{00}T_{0-1}^\dagger)
             \right] \label{eqn:rczz} \\
% -- 11 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&\rcuu\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
             \left[
                    {\rm Re}\,(T_{10}T_{11}^\dagger) -
                    {\rm Re}\,(T_{10}T_{1-1}^\dagger)
             \right] \label{eqn:rcuu}\\
% -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Re}\,\rcuz\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
            \frac{1}{2}
             {\rm Re}\
                 \left(
                     T_{10}T_{01}^\dagger +
                     T_{11}T_{00}^\dagger -
                     T_{10}T_{0-1}^\dagger -
                     T_{1-1}T_{00}^\dagger
                 \right) \\
% -- 13 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&\rcumu\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
                 \frac{1}{2}
                 \left(
                     T_{10}T_{-11}^\dagger +
                     T_{11}T_{-10}^\dagger -
                     T_{10}T_{-1-1}^\dagger -
                     T_{1-1}T_{-10}^\dagger
                 \right) \\
% -- 14 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Im}\,\rsuz\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
             \frac{1}{2}
             {\rm Re}\,\left(
                     T_{10}T_{01}^\dagger -
                     T_{11}T_{00}^\dagger +
                     T_{10}T_{0-1}^\dagger -
                     T_{1-1}T_{00}^\dagger
               \right) \\
% -- 15 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Im}\,\rsumu\ = \frac{\sqrt{R}}{1 + \varepsilon R}\,
             \frac{1}{\sqrt{2 N_T N_L}}
             \frac{1}{2}
             {\rm Re}\,\left(
                     T_{10}T_{-11}^\dagger -
                     T_{11}T_{-10}^\dagger +
                     T_{10}T_{-1-1}^\dagger -
                     T_{1-1}T_{-10}^\dagger
               \right),
\end{eqnarray}
where $R$ is  the longitudinal to transverse cross section ratio
\begin{eqnarray}
R & = & \frac{N_L}{N_T},
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{eqnarray}
N_L & = & |T_{00}|^2 + |T_{10}|^2 + |T_{-10}|^2 \\
N_T & = & \frac{1}{2}
          \left[
              |T_{11}|^2 +  |T_{-1-1}|^2 + |T_{01}|^2 +
              |T_{0-1}|^2 + |T_{-11}|^2 + |T_{1-1}|^2
          \right].
\end{eqnarray}

\newpage

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\section{Appendix B}
                                                  \label{sect:appendix_B}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Spin density matrix elements relevant for VM electroproduction with unpolarised lepton beam,
given in terms of amplitude ratios (natural parity exchange is assumed)~\cite{sch-w,ik}:
\begin{eqnarray}
% -- 1 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \rzqzz\ = B\ (\varepsilon + \beta^2) \\
% -- 2 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Re}\,\rzquz\ = B/2 \ (2 \varepsilon \delta + \beta \alpha - \beta \eta) \\
% -- 3 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \rzqumu\ = B\ (\alpha \eta - \varepsilon \delta^2) \\
% -- 4 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruzz\ = - B\ \beta^2 \\
% -- 5 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruuu\ = B\ \alpha \eta \\
% -- 6 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Re}\,\ruuz\ = B/2\ \beta (\eta - \alpha) \\
% -- 7 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& \ruumu\ = B/2\ (\alpha^2 + \eta^2) \\
% -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Im}\,\rduz\ = B/2\ \beta (\alpha + \eta) \\
% -- 9 ----------------------------------------------------------
&& {\rm Im}\,\rdumu\ = B/2\ (\eta^2 - \alpha^2) \\
% -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------------
&& \rczz\ = \sqrt{2} B\ \beta \\
% -- 11 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&\rcuu\ = B/\sqrt{2}\ \delta (\alpha - \eta) \\
% -- 12 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Re}\,\rcuz\ = B/ (2 \sqrt{2}) \ (2 \beta \delta + \alpha - \eta) \\
% -- 13 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&\rcumu\ = B/\sqrt{2} \ \delta ( \eta - \alpha) \\
% -- 14 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Im}\,\rsuz\ = -B/ (2 \sqrt{2}) \ (\alpha+ \eta) \\
% -- 15 ---------------------------------------------------------
&&{\rm Im}\,\rsumu\ = B/ \sqrt{2} \ \delta (\alpha+ \eta)
\end{eqnarray}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
\alpha  =  \ralpha \\
\beta   =   \rbeta \\
\delta  =   \rdelta \\
\eta    =   \reta
\end{eqnarray}
and
\begin{eqnarray}
B  = \frac{1} {N_T + \varepsilon N_L} %= \frac {R} {1 + \varepsilon R} \\
N_T = \alpha^2 + \beta^2 + \eta^2 \\
N_L = 1 + 2 \delta^2.
\end{eqnarray}



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