Charge exchange in heavy ion reactions at relativistic energies

Abstract

Expressions for cross sections and momentum distributions for charge exchange and charge exchange plus one-nucleon knock-out reactions are derived in Glauber's multiple scattering theory. The production of the Δ(1220) resonance is included and is found to be important. Numerical results for 12C and 16O as projectiles, at 1.05 and 2.10 GeV per nucleon, agree reasonably well with experiment. A double bump structure in the momentum distributions is predicted and subject to experimental verification. © 1977.