"Correlated Clusters" and Inclusive Spectra of Energetic Protons at 180° in Proton-Nucleus Collisions

Abstract

This paper presents a model based on the assumption of the existence of "correlated clusters" which stay as they are during a fast collision. The model can explain remarkably well the inclusive spectra of energetic protons at 180\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} in the proton-nucleus experiments by Frankel et al.