Ratio of pion-nucleus reaction cross sections and the neutron density distribution for lead

  • B. W. Allardyce*
  • , C. J. Batty
  • , D. J. Baugh
  • , E. Friedman
  • , G. Heymann
  • , J. L. Weil
  • , M. E. Cage
  • , G. J. Pyle
  • , G. T.A. Squier
  • , A. S. Clough
  • , J. Cox
  • , D. F. Jackson
  • , S. Murugesu
  • , V. Rajaratnam
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The ratio of the reaction cross sections for π- and π+ mesons has been measured for a series of nuclei over the momentum range from 0.71 to 2.0 GeV/c. An analysis of the results for C and Pb is presented and compared with the predictions of a variety of nuclear models.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-580
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Oct 1972
Externally publishedYes

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