Abstract
We have measured the production of charged nuclear fragments in collisions of 1.05 GeV/nucleon and 2.1 GeV/nucleon proton, deuteron, alpha, and carbon projectiles as well as 0.4 GeV/nucleon alpha particles on targets of C, Cu, Pb, and H (from a C—C subtraction), using a double focusing spectrometer. We present single particle inclusive cross sections for the production of and fragments in the region GV/c and . We discuss the relevance of the concept of limiting fragmentation to our data and point out possible uses of the data to study nuclear structure and particle production mechanisms. A detailed comparison is made with Glauber-type models and hard-scattering models as well as the coalescence model.
NUCLEAR REACTIONS +H, +C, +Cu, +Pb, MeV/nucleon; p+H, p+C, p+Cu, p+Pb, d+H, d+C, d+Cu, d+Pb, +H, +C, +Cu, +Pb, C+H, C+C, C+Cu, C+Pb, MeV/nucleon; p+H, p+C, p+Cu, p+Pb, d+H, d+C, d+Cu, d+Pb, +H, +C, +Cu, +Pb, C+H, C+C, C+Cu, C+Pb, MeV/nucleon; measured for p, d, , , , , and .
- Received 28 May 1982
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.28.1224
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