Explanation of Excess High-Momentum Spectators in High-Energy Deuteron-Breakup Reactions
- 2 August 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 27 (5), 276-279
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.27.276
Abstract
The multiple-scattering correction to the spectator momentum distribution is calculated using Glauber theory. It is shown to dominate when the transverse component of the spectator momentum is greater than about 400 MeV/c, yielding an overall enhancement of high-momentum events.Keywords
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