Fragmentation of Relativistic Light Nuclei: Longitudinal and Transverse Momentum Distributions.
Abstract
The production of charged nuclear fragments was measured in collisions of 0.93 GeV/c/nucleon, 1.75 GeV/c/nucleon, and 2.88 GeV/c/nucleon alpha particles on targets of carbon, copper, lead, and CH2, using a double focusing spectrometer. Single particle inclusive cross sections inserted for the production of protons, deuterons, tritons He-3 and He-4 at momenta from 0.5 to 11.5 GeV/c and angles from 0 deg to 12 deg. The relevance of the concept of limiting fragmentation to the data is discussed and possible uses of the data to study nuclear structure and particle production mechanisms are detailed.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- November 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977PhDT........31A
- Keywords:
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- Physics: Elementary Particles and High Energy;
- Alpha Particles;
- Fragmentation;
- Moment Distribution;
- Relativistic Velocity;
- Longitude;
- Nuclear Structure;
- Nucleon-Nucleon Interactions;
- Scattering Cross Sections;
- Nuclear and High-Energy Physics