Inclusive inelastic scattering of heavy ions in the independent particle model.

We consider the inclusive inelastic scattering of heavy ions using the Glauber model and the independent particle approximation. Inclusive inelastic distributions for projectile excitation of the target and total inelastic scattering, where all projectile and target excited states are summed, are discussed using closure. The total inelastic distribution when integrated is shown to be equivalent to the absorption cross section found from applying the optical theorem to the elastic scattering amplitude in the coherent approximation. Calculations are presented for several heavy-ion pairs using realistic nuclear densities in a large mass number approximation.