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Influence of the mass asymmetry of the entrance channel on incomplete fusion processes

  • Heavy Ion Physics, Fission
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Zeitschrift für Physik A Atomic Nuclei

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The angular and velocity distributions of incomplete fusion residues have been measured, around 30 AMeV projectile incident energy, for a number of systems with varying mass asymmetries, from the most asymmetric S+Cu, to the almost symmetric Ar+Ca. The main experimental finding is that the parallel width of the velocity distribution increases sharply for decreasing asymmetries, while the perpendicular width remains nearly constant. Using, as data, the widths and mean values of the velocity distributions, it was possible to derive the number of preequilibrium particles emitted by the projectile and by the target. It was found that target emission becomes noticeable only when the center of mass velocity of the target, at nuclear contact, exceeds approximately 2.5 cm/ns. This underlines the relevance of the center of mass velocities in the preequilibrium emission and incomplete fusion processes.

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Pienkowski, L., Lleres, A., Nifenecker, H. et al. Influence of the mass asymmetry of the entrance channel on incomplete fusion processes. Z. Physik A - Atomic Nuclei 334, 315–327 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01284559

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