<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>η</mml:mi><mml:mo>→</mml:mo><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi><mml:mi>γ</mml:mi></mml:math>Decay Width via the Primakoff Cross Section

Incoherent \ensuremath{\eta}photoproduction in nuclei is evaluated at forward angles within 4 to 9 GeV using a multiple scattering Monte Carlo cascade calculation with full \ensuremath{\eta}nucleus final-state interactions. The Primakoff, nuclear coherent and nuclear incoherent components of the cross sections fit remarkably well previous measurements for Be and Cu from Cornell, suggesting a destructive interference between the Coulomb and...