Cross Sections and Recoil Properties of Xenon Isotopes Formed in 11.5-GeV Proton Bombardment ofU238

Partial cumulative yields and thick-target recoil properties of 14 xenon nuclides formed in the interaction of ${}_{}{}^{238}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{U}$ with 11.5-GeV protons and ranging from ${}_{}{}^{122}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Xe}$ to ${}_{}{}^{136}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Xe}$ have been measured. Independent yields and recoil ranges were deduced with the aid of reported data. The isotopic-yield distribution consists of two peaks with a broad region of near-constant yields between them. The recoil ranges exhibit the characteristic dropoff on the near neutron-deficient side of stability. Comparisons with other isotopic- and isobaric-yield distributions and ranges of products in the same mass region are presented.