Incoherent Production ofρ0Mesons from Nuclei and Vector Dominance

Abstract

Incoherent photoproduction of ${\rho }^0$ mesons on the nucleus is calculated assuming vector dominance. The results are sensitive to the $\rho$-nucleon total cross section which is found to decrease with energy. One finds a relatively weak dependence on energy of the incoherent effective nucleon number.