Partial-wave analysis of pion photoproduction

An energy-dependent partial-wave analysis of pion photoproduction data through the second-resonance region (0--1 GeV laboratory kinetic energy) is presented. A set of energy-independent analyses has also been obtained starting from the energy-dependent solution. The data set contains 9074 data for the reactions γ+p→p+π0, γ+p→n+π+, γ+n→n+π0, γ+n→p+π-, and the inverse reaction π-+p→n+γ (converted to γ+n→p+π-). The predictions of our solutions are compared with the results of previous analyses. Suggestions are made for future experiments