Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems · Problem 9-51

Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame — Marion & Thornton

Physics — Mechanics · scattering-angular-distribution

Problem

It is found experimentally that in the elastic scattering of neutrons by protons (mn≅mpm_n \cong m_p) at relatively low energies, the energy distribution of the recoiling protons in the LAB system is constant up to a maximum energy, which is the energy of the incident neutrons. What is the angular distribution of the scattering in the CM system?

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