⁸Li Emission from Nuclear Disintegrations Produced by 4.3 GeV Negative π-Mesons

Abstract

Fifty-five ⁸Li fragments from heavy element disintegrations produced by 4.3 GeV negative π-mesons were found. The frequency, the energy and angular distributions of these ⁸Li fragments were compared with those of the fragments produced by 5.7 GeV proton beam reported by Goldsack et al. No appreciable difference has been found between the two cases. Of light element disintegrations, the frequency of ⁸Li fragments was found to be about 0.006.