Formation of six-nucleon systems and nuclei in O p collisions at a momentum of 3.25 GeV/ c per nucleon.

The results obtained by studying the production of six-nucleon systems and nuclei that is accompanied by the yield of charged pions in O p collisions at a momentum of 3.25 GeV/ c per nucleon are presented. It is shown that the correlation of the yield of mirror H (He) nuclei with the production of π ( π) mesons is due to the charge-exchange process involving an oxygen-nucleus proton (neutron) knocked out predominantly from an alpha-particle cluster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]