ISSN:
1434-601X
Keywords:
25.70.Jj
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A simple formula based on leading particle models of nucleon-nucleon collisions is used to evaluate the average momentum transfer in central heavy ion collisions at energies from 20 to 150 MeV/u. This formula, which reproduces a number of the features of the observed systematics, offers a straightforward explanation for the approximate universality of fractional linear momentum transfer as a function of velocity, the dependence of fractional momentum transfer on target mass and the greater fractional momentum transfer of the proton as compared to heavy ion projectiles.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01290050
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