Summary
Results on the inelasticities and inelastic cross-section of proton interactions in carbon, iron and lead in the energy range from 10 to 28 GeV are presented. These results have been obtained from data taken at the Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron during the energy calibration of apparatus consisting of spark chambers, target material and an ionization spectrometer. Some problems and advantages in the use of this apparatus are discussed. The average total inelasticity - K for proton interactions in carbon, iron and lead is compared with results from other work at higher energies. It appears that - K has little dependence on primary energy, but it does depend somewhat on atomic mass numberA of the target material. The effective nucleon-nucleon cross-section has been deduced from the measured inelastic cross-sections in carbon, iron and lead assuming anA 2/3 cross-section dependence. The result is consistent with the average value of (44±6) mb obtained from other measurements made over a wide range of energies.
Riassunto
Si presentano risultati sulle anelasticità e le sezioni d’urto anelastiche delle interazioni di protoni in carbonio, ferro e piombo nell’intervallo di energie da 10 a 28 GeV. Questi risultati sono stati ottenuti dai dati presi al sincrotrone a gradiente alternato di Brookhaven durante la calibrazione energetica di un’apparecchiatura costituita di camere a scintilla, materiale di bersaglio ed uno spettrometro a ionizzazione. Si discutono alcuni problemi e vantaggi dell’uso di questo apparato. Si confronta l’anelasticità totale media - K per le interazioni dei protoni nel carbonio, ferro e piombo con i risultati di altri esperimenti ad energie maggiori. Risulta che - K dipende poco dall’energia primaria, ma dipende alquanto dal numero di massaA del materiale del bersaglio. Si è dedotta la sezione d’urto nucleone-nucleon effettiva dalle sezioni d’urto anelastiche misurate in carbonio, ferro e piombo ipotizzando una dipendenza delle sezioni d’urto daA 2/3. Il risultato è coerente con il valor medio (44±6) mb ottenuto da altre misure eseguite in un più ampio intervallo di energie.
Реэюме
Сообшаются реэультаты для неупругостей и неупругого поперечного сечения вэаимодействий протонов в углероде, желеэе и свинце в области знергий от 10 до 8 ГзВ. Эти реэультаты были получены иэ данных, вэятых с Брукхевенского синхротрона с сильной фокусировкой во время знергетической градуировки аппаратуры, состояшей иэ искровых камер, материала мищени и иониэационного спектрометра. Обсуждаются некоторые проблемы и преимушества испольэования зтой аппаратуры. Средняя полная неупругость Emphasis>- K для вэаимодействий протонов в углероде, желеэе и свинце сравнивается с реэультатами иэ другой работы при высоких знергиях. Окаэывается, что Emphasis>- K имеет небольщую эависимость от начальной знедгии и эависит до некоторой степени от атомного массового числаA материала мищени. Было определено зффективное нуклон-нуклонное поперечное сечение, исходя иэ иэмеренных неупругих поперечных сечений в углероде, желеэе и свинце, предполагая эависимость поперечного сеченияA 2/3. Этот реэультат согласуется со средней величиной (44±6)мб, полученной иэ других иэмерений, проведенных в щирокой области знергий.
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Research supported jointly by the National Science Foundation under Grant no. GP/7169 and by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft under Grant no. Pi 34/5.
W. V. Jones would like to express his appreciation to the Alexander Von Humboldt-Stiftung for a research stipend at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching by Munich.
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Jones, W.V., Pinkau, K., Pollvogt, U. et al. Some properties of nuclear interaction obtained with an ionization spectrometer at proton energies from 10 to 28 GeV. Nuov Cim A 8, 575–591 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722727
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