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The production of Φ-mesons on nuclear targets (carbon, aluminium and copper) by high-energy neutrons has been analysed. The dependence of the Φ-production cross section ratios on the nuclear mass numberA was parametrized by the power lawA α withα=0.81±0.06. Within the sensitive kinematic rangex F>0 andp T<1 GeV/c we have not observed any dependence of the exponentα on the longitudinal or transverse momentum. A possible interpretation of the measuredA-dependence is discussed in the Appendix.
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The authors are grateful to A. M. Baldin, E. I. Maltsev and I. A. Savin for supporting these investigations; E. M. Likhacheva, L. V. Silvestrov, V. E. Simonov, G. G. Takhtamyshev and N. V. Vlasov for their participation in the experiment.
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Aleev, A.N., Arefiev, V.A., Balandin, V.P. et al. A-dependence of inclusive Φ-meson production in neutron-nucleus interactions at 30–70 GeV. Czech J Phys 42, 11–19 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01605156
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