Quasielastic Omega Photoproduction at 50-130 GeV

A study of quasielastic $\omega$ photoproduction where the $\omega$ was detected in its ${\pi }^0\gamma$ decay mode is reported. The recoil proton's angle was detected with a nonmagnetic spectrometer allowing a full reconstruction of the final state. Differential cross sections for $0.1<\left|t\right|<\mathrm{}1.2\mathrm{}$ ${\mathrm{GeV}}^2$ are presented, providing a test of the vector-meson dominance model over an extensive energy and momentum transfer range. The shape of the differential cross section agrees with that seen in both elastic $\gamma p$ and $\pi p$ scattering as expected from this model.