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At all energies, the cross section for x=2 dominates. This cannot be simply explained in terms of the free neutron cross sections. It is suggested that this experiment may be preferentially exciting isobaric analogs in Po209 of the lower excited states in Bi209.","abstract_html":"The cross sections for Bi 209{gamma, pi-xn ) Po209-x were measured for x = 0-3, 5, and 7 and used to estimate the total (gamma, pi-) cross section. Total (gamma, pi-) cross sections have not previously been measured for a complex nucleus. At bremsstrahlung energies of 200,220, and 250 MeV, the total cross sections are 0.79 2.89 and 8.9 mb, respectively. These are 6.5, 24 and 65 times the CGLN cross sections for (gamma, pi-) on free neutrons. This result disagrees with both surface production and volume production models. At all energies, the cross section for x=2 dominates. This cannot be simply explained in terms of the free neutron cross sections. 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