Total Nuclear Photoabsorption Cross Section in the Range <math>0.2 - 1.0</math> <math> GeV </math>for Nuclei Throughout the Periodic Table

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Total Nuclear Photoabsorption Cross Section in the Range $<math>0.2 - 1.0</math>$ $<math> GeV </math>$ for Nuclei Throughout the Periodic Table

M. L. Terranova; O. A. P. Tavares

1993

Authors: M. L. Terranova; O. A. P. Tavares
Type: Physics Note
Status: Published
Publication date: 1993
Description: An analysis of the total photoabsorption cross section for nuclei ranging from <math>^{4}He\,\!</math> up to <math>^{238}U\,\!</math> has been performed in the energy range <math>0.2 - 1.0 \,\!</math> <math> GeV \,\!</math>. Mean total photoabsorption cross sections have been obtained by summing up the contributions from partial photoreactions, and found to follow an <math>A^{1}\,\!</math>-dependence in the <math>0.2 - 1.0 \,\! </math> <math>GeV\,\!</math> range. A review of the available total photoabsorption cross section data is also presented. Comparisons have been made with cross section values calculated by considering both the quasi-deuteron and <math>\pi\,\!</math>-meson photoproduction mechanism of primary nuclear photointeraction.
Year: 1993
Number: CBPF-NF-059/93
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