Observation of antiproton annihilation in heavy nuclei at 100 GeV/c

We report on the observation of antiproton annihilation in Mg, Ag, and Au nuclei at 100 GeV/c. The experiment was performed with the Fermilab 30'' bubble chamber spectrometer and associated Downstream Particle Identifiers. By identifying events without a leading anti p or anti n we have determined that (39+-6)% of the antiprotons annihilate in a heavy nucleus. We present this fraction as a function of atomic mass number and discuss the associated charged particle multiplicity. 5 refs., 3 figs.