Nuclear Photodissociation by High Energy Synchrotron Gamma-Rays

Abstract

The stars and single proton tracks produced in photographic emulsions exposed to a beam of high energy synchrotron gamma-rays have been analyzed. The maximum energy of the bremsstrahlung spectrum was varied between 150 and 300 Mev. The following subjects were studied: 1. the cross section for star production as a function of the excitation energy; 2. the energy distribution of the protons from stars as well as single protons; 3. the angular distribution of star protons as well as single protons; and, 4. the relative number of stars associated with a meson coming out.