Analysis of Results of High-Energy Nuclear Reactions

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Abstract
The determination of branching ratios for the formation of specific products at given deposition energies is described for high-energy nuclear reactions. These branching ratios may be obtained by use of deposition energy spectra from recent Monte Carlo calculations. The calculated branching ratios are used to analyze formation cross sections in the Bev region into "fission" and "fragmentation" components, and to calculate average and most probable deposition energies for the formation of specific nuclides. The fission process in bismuth is compared with that in tantalum as to relative fissionability, deposition energy for fission, and spread in fissioning nuclei.