Abstract
The energy spectra of neutrons scattered in the forward direction when different target nuclei are bombarded with high energy protons are calculated and compared with recent measurements. The calculation is subdivided into three stages: (1) as a crude analogue to the nuclear scattering, the scattering of a single neutron in a square well is calculated using Born approximation; (11) single scattering processes are estimated classically using the results of (1) to allow for the momentum distribution of the target neutron, and allowing for the attenuation of incident and scattered beams; (i1i) multiple scattering is estimated similarly. Several simplifying assumptions have to be made and double collisions only are estimated. The caiculated differential cross sections are in fairly good agreement with experiment, but the calculated energy spectrum falls off too quickly. The effect of neglecting certain processes, such as triple collisions, is discussed, as well as the applicability of the nuclear model used.
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