Composite particle emission following π− absorption in 6Li:: Test of reaction mechanisms

doi:10.1016/0375-9474(85)90559-7

Nuclear Physics A

Volume 445, Issue 4, 9 December 1985, Pages 557-571

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Abstract

Particle pairs consisting of all combinations of n, p, d and t emitted after π⁻ absorption at rest in ⁶Li were measured for relative angles between 150° and 180°. The results are discussed in terms of sequential reaction mechanisms as well as of cluster absorption. It is shown that both descriptions are inadequate for the majority of data containing composite particles.

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^☆: Work supported in part by the German Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

^∗: Present address: Institut für Mittelenergiephysik der ETH-Zürich, CH-5234 Villigen, Switzerland.

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Composite particle emission following π− absorption in 6Li:: Test of reaction mechanisms☆

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Composite particle emission following π⁻ absorption in ⁶Li:: Test of reaction mechanisms☆