On the anomalon interpretation of40Ar + Cu collisions at 0.9 and 1.8 A GeV

Abstract

The paper of Dersch et al. [1], concerning the results of inelastic 4~ + Cu collisions at 1.8 and 0.9 GeV per nucleon, is discussed. The authors have explained their experimental results on the basis of the concept of anomalons of a lifetime of ,~ 2.10-*~ and/or as "inconsistency with known nuclear physics". It is shown that such conclusions are untenable, and the data presented in the cited paper can be explained within the frame of known physics. Figure 1 shows the ratio R e from 24Na to A ~ 60, at distances d =0 and d =20 cm between the Cu disks for 4~ interactions at 0.9 and 1.8 GeV. Let us try to explain these results for d=0 and d = 20 cm, at an energy of 1.8 GeV when the effect in [1] is most pronounced. PACS

Interactions of relativistic heavy ions in thick heavy element targets and some unresolved problems

“…Tolstov [34] noted this similarity and concluded, that exactly this similarity in the decrease with the angle Θ explains in a simple manner the experimental facts shown in Fig. 25, as shown below in Table 5 for irradiations with 72 GeV 40 Ar:…”

“…This forced some authors [35] (including Tolstov himself) to reject this simple interpretation of Tolstov [34]. The energies for ®minimum ionizing particles¯decrease when going from the interval 10 • < Θ < 20…”