The Spallation Products of Antimony Irradiated with High Energy Particles

Abstract

The distribution and yields have been determined for a considerable number of spallation products resulting from the irradiation of antimony with particles in the 100-Mev range. The highest yields were found for nuclei about five mass numbers removed from the target material showing that compound nucleus formation is not an important mechanism in such high energy reactions. Products in lower yields were found which probably resulted from nuclei which had been excited to the full energy of the projectile. A more detailed discussion of the types of reactions responsible for the observed products is given.