Abstract
The relationship between the photonic decay process and the "inverse" nuclear-Coulomb-field coherent production process [, ] is studied in some detail for arbitrary particles (). A procedure is described for the determination of the rate of from measurement of the differential cross section for -particle coherent production by a particle incident on a high- nucleus. A numerical application of the formulas derived is worked out in the case , and it is estimated that a energy in the range 3-15 BeV is required for a successful determination of the rate of .
- Received 28 July 1966
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.152.1295
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