Bartholomy, O.O.BartholomyBogendörfer, R.R.BogendörferCrede, V.V.CredeFabry, I.I.FabryAnisovich, A.V.A.V.AnisovichAnton, G.G.AntonBantes, B.B.BantesBeloglazov, A.A.BeloglazovCastelijns, R.R.CastelijnsEhmanns, A.A.EhmannsErnst, J.J.ErnstFlemming, H.H.FlemmingFoesel, A.A.FoeselFuchs, M.M.FuchsFunke, C.C.FunkeGothe, R.R.GotheGridnev, A.B.A.B.GridnevGutz, E.E.GutzHöffgen, StefanStefanHöffgenHorn, I.I.HornHössl, J.J.HösslJunkersfeld, J.J.JunkersfeldKalinowsky, H.H.KalinowskyKlein, F.F.KleinKlempt, E.E.KlemptKoch, H.H.KochKonrad, M.M.KonradKopf, B.B.KopfKrusche, B.B.KruscheLangheinrich, J.J.LangheinrichLöhner, H.H.LöhnerLopatin, I.V.I.V.LopatinLotz, J.J.LotzMatthaey, H.H.MatthaeyMenze, D.D.MenzeMesschendorp, J.G.J.G.MesschendorpNikonov, V.A.V.A.NikonovNovinski, D.V.D.V.NovinskiOstrick, M.M.OstrickPee, H. vanH. vanPeeRadkov, A.A.RadkovSarantsev, A.V.A.V.SarantsevSchadmand, S.S.SchadmandSchmidt, C.C.SchmidtSchmieden, H.H.SchmiedenSchoch, B.B.SchochSuft, G.G.SuftSumachev, V.V.SumachevSzczepanek, T.T.SzczepanekThoma, U.U.ThomaWalther, D.D.WaltherWeinheimer, C.C.Weinheimer2022-03-042022-03-042007https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/21516310.1140/epja/i2007-10455-9Photoproduction of eta-mesons was studied with the Crystal-Barrel detector at ELSA for photon energies in the range from 0.75 to 3GeV. Total and differential cross-sections are presented. The eta mesons are detected in two decay modes, in eta -> 2gamma and in eta -> 3pi0 -> 6gamma. The cross-sections vary slowly as functions of energy and eta production angle suggesting that only few resonances make significant contributions to the cross-section. For photon energies above 1.5GeV, the differential cross-sections show a strong forward peak due to meson exchanges in the t channel. A comparison of the eta-photoproduction cross-sections with SAID and MAID as well as with a partial-wave analysis performed on our data in combination with other data sets shows good agreement. The Bonn-Gatchina partial-wave analysis suggests that the largest contribution to eta photoproduction for energies below 3GeV proceeds via three resonances, the well-known N(1535)S11, via N(1720)P13, and a suggested N(2070)D15.en620539journal article