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On limiting partial cross-sections

О предельных парциальных поперечных сечениях

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Il Nuovo Cimento A (1965-1970)

Summary

One-particle distributions, as defined in the hypothesis of limiting fragmentation, are discussed. It is shown that a dip in the distribution of target fragments for small values of the laboratory momentum is consistent with a divergent multiplicity of these target fragments. Further, a relationship between the energy dependence of inelasticchannel cross-sections and of topological cross-sections is established. The distributions of individual transverse momenta in inelastic ep and pp collisions are compared.

Riassunto

Si discutono le distribuzioni di una particella, come sono definite nell’ipotesi della frammentazione limitatrice. Si dimostra che un’inclinazione nella distribuzione dei frammenti del bersaglio per piccoli valori dell’impulso nel sistema del laboratorio concorda con una molteplicità divergente di questi frammenti del bersaglio. Inoltre si stabilisce una correlazione fra la dipendenza dall’energia delle sezioni d’urto del canale anelastico e quella delle sezioni d’urto topologiche. Si confrontano le distribuzioni dei singoli impulsi trasversali nelle collisioni anelastiche ep e pp.

Реэюме

Обсуждаются одно-частичные распределения, определенные в гипотеэе «предельного дробления». Покаэывается, что наклон в распределении фрагментов мищени для малых эначений лабораторного импульса согласуется с расходяшейся множественностью фрагментов мищени. Кроме того, устанавливается соотнощение между знергетической эависимостью поперечных сечений неупругих каналов и топологических поперечных сечений. Сравниваются распределения индивидуальных передаваемых импульсов при неупругих ер и рр соударениях.

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Benecke, J. On limiting partial cross-sections. Nuov Cim A 2, 615–631 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736738

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