Interaction of 750-Mevπ−Mesons with Emulsion Nuclei

Abstract

Interactions of 750-Mev ${\pi }^{-}$ mesons with emulsion nuclei have been investigated. In scanning along 133 meters of meson track, several interactions with free protons and protons and neutrons at the edges of nuclei have been found; these events are discussed. The angular distribution of elastic ${\pi }^{-}-p$ and ${\pi }^{-}-n$ scattering is peaked in the forward direction. About 40% of all scatterings are inelastic with production of mesons.