1Physics of Nucleons and Nuclei SURA 16-17 October 2006

Dynamical coupled channel analysisExcited Baryon Analysis Center

Objective: •Complete analysis and interpretation of N* resonance data to address DOE 2009 milestone

Method:•Analysis: Solve dynamical coupled channel equations in Hamiltonian formalism (Sato-Lee model)•Interpretation: Ab-initio calculations of N* strong and electromagnetic transition form factors

Bruno Julia-Diaz, T.-S. Harry Lee, Akihiko Matsuyama, Mark Paris, and Toru Sato

2Physics of Nucleons and Nuclei SURA 16-17 October 2006

N* interpretation and modelingExcited Baryon Analysis Center

Model resonance structure calculations: •Variational Monte Carlo (VMC)•Green’s function Monte Carlo (GFMC)•Relativistic dynamics•Potential model fits to data•Hamiltonian formalism•Strong and electromagnetic transitions

Bruno Julia-Diaz, T.-S. Harry Lee, Akihiko Matsuyama, Mark Paris, and Toru Sato

Recent results: •VMC pentaquark study

MWP PRL 95,202002 (2005)