Deuteron Breakup Induced by 778-MeV Protons

An experiment devoted to studying deuteron breakup induced by 778 MeV protons was performed with the aid of a deuterium bubble chamber. Experimental spectra are compared with results of calculations based on multiple-scattering theory that takes into account pole diagrams, elastic rescattering, and final-state interaction. The calculations in question describe a global behavior of the spectra, even though the theory itself was put forth for energies in the region around a few hundred GeV/ c .