It is shown that the ratio o f the cross sections o f quasifree (p ,Zp) and (p ,pn) reactions in complex nuclei for identical and suitable geometries can be reliably calculated in the distorted wave impulse approximation. A comparison with preliminary experimental results supports the validity of the impulse approximation for the medi um energy scattering of nucleons.
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