ISF 2.P071-A
A single nucleon can be removed from the fast-moving
projectile in a peripheral collision with a light target nucleus.
The process shown schematically in the figure corresponds
to “stripping,†in which the nucleon removed from the projectile
is absorbed by the target. Adapted from [War03].
References:
[War03] D. Warner, Nature 425, 570 (2003)
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