Abstract
We calculate the cross sections for dissociation of by pions and ρ mesons within the framework of a meson exchange model. We find that these cross sections are small at center-of-mass energies less than 1 GeV above threshold, and that dissociation rates are less than in a thermal meson gas at temperatures where such a description makes sense.
- Received 10 June 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.58.2994
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